ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 15 -- United States Patent no. 12,666,240, issued on June 23, was assigned to SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS Co. Ltd. (Suwon-si, South Korea).

"Methods and apparatus for prioritization handling for EPCS operation" was invented by Peshal Nayak (Plano, Texas), Vishnu Vardhan Ratnam (Plano, Texas), Rubayet Shafin (Allen, Texas) and Boon Loong Ng (Plano, Texas).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Methods and apparatuses for prioritization handling for emergency preparedness communication services (EPCS) operation are disclosed. A method for wireless communication performed by a non-access point (AP) device that comprises a station (STA) includes: forming a link with an AP; receiving informat...