ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,449,964, issued on Oct. 21.

"System with position-sensitive electronic device interface" was invented by Brian T. Gleeson (Mountain View, Calif.), Adam S. Meyer (Cupertino, Calif.), David H. Bloom (San Francisco) and Peter M. Arnold (Mountain View, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Systems are provided that include electronic equipment and electronic devices. A system may include electronic equipment such as a thermostat or other equipment in a vehicle or home, vehicle navigation equipment, networking equipment, computer equipment, equipment with speakers for playing audio, and other electronic equipment. An electronic device such as...