ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 5 -- United States Patent no. 12,699,949, issued on Aug. 4, was assigned to Optum Inc. (Minnetonka, Minn.).
"Automated chain of custody tracking techniques" was invented by Warren Thomas Roberts (Phoenix), Michael L. Mahar (Tempe, Ariz.) and Anthony Hopper (Overland Park, Kan.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Various embodiments of the present disclosure object provide tracking and monitoring techniques for implementing improved distribution systems in various environments. The techniques may include generating an intake data object including an intake identifier and an object identifier respectively corresponding to a plurality of intake objects. The intake data object is...