ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 20 -- United States Patent no. 12,532,263, issued on Jan. 20, was assigned to STMicroelectronics (Rousset) SAS (Rousset, France).

"Wireless communication device configured for ultra-wideband communication" was invented by Alexandre Tramoni (Le Beausset, France).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A wireless communication device includes a battery, and a platform powered by the battery, with the platform including a processor. The device also includes a voltage regulator powered by the battery, an ultra-wideband communication unit powered by the voltage regulator via the platform when the platform is powered up, and a near-field communication unit powered directly by the batter...