ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 14 -- United States Patent no. 12,682,681, issued on July 14, was assigned to YOTI HOLDING Ltd. (London).

"Age verification" was invented by Francisco Angel Garcia Rodriguez (London).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "In one or more examples, a computer system is equipped with an image capture device and at least one processor configured to apply automated age estimation to an image(s) captured with the image capture device. In some examples, the computer system is configured to implement multiple age verification methods, such as automated age estimation in combination with one or more other forms of age verification. In some examples, age estimation is supported by liveness...