ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,289,281, issued on April 29.

"Uninterrupted media play and call management user interface" was invented by Osvaldo Rodamez Abreu (Shirley, N.Y.) and Elvis Abreu (Oceanside, N.Y.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method and an electronic device employing an uninterrupted media play and call management system (UMPCMS) are provided for managing an incoming call without interrupting playing of media on the electronic device. The UMPCMS receives an indication of the incoming call, generates a notification object with one or more call management options for the incoming call in a configurable format based on preconfigured criteria, and overlays ...