ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 15 -- United States Patent no. 12,738,113, issued on Sept. 15, was assigned to Luxer Corp. (McClellan, Calif.).
"Communication protocol for non-internet-enabled devices" was invented by Doug Belew (Davis, Calif.), David O'Riva (Loomis, Calif.) and Dardo Sordi Bogado (Macia, Argentina).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method of updating a first device (e.g., one or more locking devices) to reflect information located on a second device (e.g., a server) is provided, where the first device and the second device cannot communicate directly with one another. The method may include employing a third untrusted device (e.g., a mobile device) temporarily as an intermediary betwee...