ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,694,200, issued on July 28, was assigned to Dell Products LP (Round Rock, Texas).

"Business intent based communications enhancement" was invented by David Edward Frattura (Stamford, Conn.), Stephen James Todd (North Andover, Mass.), Eloy Francisco Macha (Crowley, Texas) and Robert Anthony Lincourt Jr. (Franklin, Mass.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method and system for business intent based communications enhancement. In pursuing the achievement of their respective responsibilities, employees or users, affiliated with an organization, often tend to employ a variety of software productivity tools-a subset of which may be directed to fa...