ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 1 -- United States Patent no. 12,726,786, issued on Sept. 1, was assigned to Harman International Industries Inc. (Stamford, Conn.).

"Apparatus, system and/or method for device localization and optimization utilizing a predetermined audible signal" was invented by Abdullah Kucuk (Novi, Mich.), Anshuman Ganguly (Commerce, Mich.) and Kadagattur Gopinatha Srinidhi (Stamford, Conn.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "In at least one embodiment, an audio system including a first loudspeaker and a second loudspeaker and at least one controller is provided. The first loudspeaker transmits a first audio signal including a first signature tone into a listening environment. The second...