ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 7 -- United States Patent no. 12,677,333, issued on July 7, was assigned to Adeia Guides Inc. (San Jose, Calif.).

"Wireless device connection establishment and confirmation with enhanced virtual assistant functions" was invented by Serhad Doken (Bryn Mawr, Pa.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Methods and systems are described for connecting devices in a manner that is quick and user-friendly. Enhanced audible communications are leveraged to bypass a need to reference a visual-based user interface. The enhanced audible communications are provided for smartphones having a virtual assistant layer. Connection scenarios including failure to connect, multiple users with multiple...