ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 23 -- United States Patent no. 12,505,188, issued on Dec. 23, was assigned to Nice North America LLC (Carlsbad, Calif.).

"Reference image enrollment and evolution for security systems" was invented by Krishna Khadloya (San Jose, Calif.) and Manuel Gonzalez (San Jose, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Person or object authentication can be performed using artificial intelligence-enabled systems. Reference information, such as for use in comparisons or assessments for authentication, can be updated over time to accommodate changes in an individual's appearance, voice, or behavior. In an example, reference information can be updated automatically with test data, or refe...