ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,580,788, issued on March 17, was assigned to Apple Inc. (Cupertino, Calif.).

"Technologies for stable home location" was invented by Hung Q. Le (San Diego), Alexander Merolla (Cupertino, Calif.) and Wayne A. Lee (San Francisco).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present application relates to devices and components, including apparatus, systems, and techniques updating the home location of a home automation system. The user device is associated with a home automation system that is configured at a home or office. The user device may be in a location other than the primary location associated with the home automation system. The user devi...