ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 25 -- United States Patent no. 12,342,248, issued on June 24, was assigned to ARMILLA TECH LTD. (Salmon Arm, Canada).

"System and method for communicating a sports message" was invented by Lance Heron (Salmon Arm, Canada) and Gerhard De Beer (Tucson, Ariz.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A system and method for communicating a sports message includes: (a) an encased portable device that includes: (i) a portable computing device having a first processor for processing the sports message, and having a first display; and (ii) an enclosure for supporting the portable computing device and housing a first wireless transceiver; and (b) a wearable device comprising a second proce...