ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 23 -- United States Patent no. 12,423,052, issued on Sept. 23, was assigned to Apple Inc. (Cupertino, Calif.).

"User interfaces for audio routing" was invented by Christopher J. Sanders (San Jose, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present disclosure generally relates to user interface for audio routing. In some examples, a computer system detects an audio device and displays a selectable option in accordance with a determination that a set of criteria is met. The selectable option, when selected, enables the computer system to connect to the audio device and transmit audio data to the audio device."

The patent was filed on Oct. 24, 2023, under Application No. 1...