ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 11 -- United States Patent no. 12,549,505, issued on Feb. 10, was assigned to AsqMe Inc. (Chappaqua, N.Y.).

"Automation of online response to online query" was invented by James Alexander (Chappaqua, N.Y.) and Paul Shustak (Los Angeles).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The disclosed technology provides solutions for creating a channel through which a content creator can interact with consumers that access the creator's content over different media platforms. A process of the disclosed technology can include steps for: enrolling a content creator in a communication service for directly communicating with content consumers, identifying a communication session initiation betwe...