ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 7 -- United States Patent no. 12,676,150, issued on July 7, was assigned to Adeia Guides Inc. (San Jose, Calif.).
"Inaudible frequency environmental control" was invented by David D. Shoop (San Jose, Calif.) and Dylan M. Wondra (Mountain View, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Systems and methods may be used to detect an inaudible signal associated with a first audible signal of an audio input. The inaudible signal may include a frequency signature. The frequency signature may be associated with an electronic device type. The systems and methods may activate a response monitor. The response monitor may be activated for a predetermined time. The response monitor may b...