ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 5 -- United States Patent no. 12,244,755, issued on March 4, was assigned to Apple Inc. (Cupertino, Calif.).

"Methods and interfaces for configuring a device in accordance with an audio tone signal" was invented by Patrick L. Coffman (San Francisco) and David Chance Graham (Columbus, Ohio).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present disclosure generally relates to interfaces and techniques for media playback on one or more devices. In accordance with some embodiments, an electronic device includes a display, one or more processors, and memory. The electronic device receives user input and, in response to receiving the user input, displays, on the display, a multi-device i...