ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 7 -- United States Patent no. 12,598,230, issued on April 7, was assigned to Comcast Cable Communications LLC (Philadelphia).

"Methods for determining second screen content based on data events at primary content output device" was invented by Stephen Ziring (Lansdale, Pa.), David Nicholas Voyles (Narberth, Pa.), Kalila Sharafi (Philadelphia), Charles White (Glen Mills, Pa.), Maurice Gaston (Philadelphia) and Bryan Yurasits (Levittown, Pa.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Aspects as described herein are directed to providing an enhanced user experience for consuming content on a computing device. Secondary computing devices, such as handheld smartphones and tablet-style c...