ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 15 -- United States Patent no. 12,604,054, issued on April 14, was assigned to Universal Electronics Inc. (Santa Ana, Calif.).

"Systems and methods for a customized media access user experience" was invented by Paul D. Arling (Irvine, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A custom graphical user interface is displayed in a media device accessed by a plurality of users upon authorization of access by a select user. The media device receives a request to display a custom graphical user interface, determines authorization for access, and receives data indicative of the custom graphical user interface associated with the select user. The media device may also select at leas...