US Patent Issued to Thomson Licensing on July 28 for "Operability indicator of a 6 GHz Wi-Fi device at a location" (Georgia Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,696,251, issued on July 28, was assigned to Thomson Licensing (Cesson-Sevigne, France).

"Operability indicator of a 6 GHz Wi-Fi device at a location" was invented by Paul A. Clancy (Duluth, Ga.) and Charles P. Cheevers (Alpharetta, Ga.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A 6 GHz Wi-Fi device must obtain operability information to operate at a location. Providing a user with an operability indicator for a 6 GHz Wi-Fi device at a location can conserve resources and enhance the quality of experience for a user. A user interface can receive a location input from a user interface, for example, a user input or pre-filled information. The location c...