ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,284,409, issued on April 22, was assigned to Adeia Guides Inc. (San Jose, Calif.).

"Systems and methods for seamlessly connecting devices based on relationships between the users of the respective devices" was invented by Sean Matthews (Los Altos, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Systems and methods are described for seamlessly connecting devices based on relationships between the users of the respective devices. A media guidance application may determine that a first user has entered an environment (e.g., his/her mother's home) and may determine a frequency with which the first user enters the environment (e.g., daily). In response ...