ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,625,224, issued on May 12, was assigned to LocatorX Inc. (Kissimmee, Fla.).

"Establishing communication and collectives among proximate devices using low power wireless transmission" was invented by William D. Meadow (Jacksonville, Fla.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Methods and systems for establishing communication between multiple GRL (Global Resource Locator) devices in proximity to one another. The method includes detecting the presence of other GRL devices using a low power wireless transmission protocol, transmitting universally unique identifiers (UUIDs), and establishing communication links to form a collective. The system stores...