ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,256,113, issued on March 18, was assigned to Adeia Media Holdings LLC (San Jose, Calif.).

"In-stream controls for national video distribution" was invented by Michael Harrell (Parker, Colo.), Eric Middlemist (Littleton, Colo.) and Christopher Weaver (Littleton, Colo.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Systems and methods are described for delivering regional content for a lineup over a national network. A content provider may select a particular regional broadcast for inclusion in a regional service lineup. The content provider may be able to broadcast multiple, or even all, services nationally. At regional distribution centers, a multiplex...