ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 15 -- United States Patent no. 12,603,674, issued on April 14, was assigned to STMicroelectronics International N.V. (Geneva).

"Radio communication method and system" was invented by Riccardo Condorelli (Tremestieri Etneo, Italy), Antonino Mondello (Messina, Italy), Michele Alessandro Carrano (Catania, Italy), Salvatore Costa (Partinico, Italy), Michele Bottaro (Lentini, Italy), Pascal Fabre (Chambery, France), Philippe Bollard (Drumettaz Clarafond, France) and Felice Alberto Torrisi (Lentini, Italy).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Method of operating a radio communication system during a stand-by time interval in a stand-by state. The method comprises: applying clock div...