ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 8 -- United States Patent no. 12,731,123, issued on Sept. 8, was assigned to United Services Automobile Association (USAA) (San Antonio).
"Biometric authentication system" was invented by Brian Tougas (Spring Branch, Texas), Susan Elizabeth Wright (San Antonio) and Reynaldo Medina (San Antonio).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The disclosure describes a biometric authentication system that can authorize a transaction at a retail store using a person's biometric data and password. The biometric authentication system may include a point-of-sale device that can receive a biometric data (e.g., voice data, fingerprint data, or facial data) of a person that initiates a transacti...