ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 25 -- United States Patent no. 12,718,809, issued on Aug. 25, was assigned to ST Portfolio Holdings LLC (Delray Beach, Fla.).

"Method and device for voice operated control" was invented by John Usher (Beer, Great Britain), Steven Goldstein (Delray Beach, Fla.) and Marc Boillot (Plantation, Fla.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "At least one exemplary embodiment is directed to a method and device for voice operated control with learning. The method can include measuring a first sound received from a first microphone, measuring a second sound received from a second microphone, detecting a spoken voice based on an analysis of measurements taken at the first and second micropho...