ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,542,948, issued on Feb. 3.

"System and method for live video streaming based on proximity" was invented by Jason Tennies (Port Washington, Wis.) and Travis Mergener (Slinger, Wis.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A video streaming system includes a camera configured to capture a live video and a video streaming device configured to broadcast a wireless network, receive the live video, and transmit a live video feed including the live video over the wireless network. The video streaming system also includes a control system configured to receive a request to connect to the wireless network from a mobile device in range of the wireless networ...