US Patent Issued to Schneider Electric USA on April 14 for "Device customization while remaining in an integral outer package using NFC or RFID to update or upgrade firmware prior to initial power-up" (Tennessee Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 15 -- United States Patent no. 12,602,236, issued on April 14, was assigned to Schneider Electric USA Inc. (Boston).

"Device customization while remaining in an integral outer package using NFC or RFID to update or upgrade firmware prior to initial power-up" was invented by Michael William Pyle (Hermitage, Tenn.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method is provided, including prior to initial power-up of a device, receiving via a wireless electronic communication channel, at the device, customization assignment data identifying customization module(s) of a plurality of customization modules stored on the device that each include programmed instructions configured to cause...