ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,706,977, issued on Aug. 11, was assigned to ACK Ventures Holdings LLC (Boca Raton, Fla.).

"System and method for improved opt-out recognition for a mobile device" was invented by David Ulrich (New York), Harry Kargman (New York), Steve Anson (Stamford, Conn.), Jeremy Sadwith (Brooklyn, N.Y.), Bernhard Valenti (New York) and Ryan McConville (Brooklyn, N.Y.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A technique for identifying an opt-out status for a user's mobile or other computing device without relying exclusively on client-side storage or primarily on the use of non-determinative mechanisms is discussed. Embodiments provide server-based or otherwi...