ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,334,987, issued on June 17, was assigned to Adeia Guides Inc. (San Jose, Calif.).

"Frequency pairing for device synchronization" was invented by David D. Shoop (San Jose, Calif.) and Dylan M. Wondra (Mountain View, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A device may include a processor, a receiver, and a transmitter. The receiver may be configured to receive a content signal. The transmitter may be configured to transmit the content signal. The transmitter may be configured to transmit an associated inaudible signal. The content signal, the associated inaudible signal, or both, may be transmitted to one or more electronic devices. Each of...