US Patent Issued to AT&T Intellectual Property I on July 29 for "Monitored audio-based evacuation routes" (Georgia, New Jersey, Ohio Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 30 -- United States Patent no. 12,374,198, issued on July 29, was assigned to AT&T Intellectual Property I LP (Atlanta).

"Monitored audio-based evacuation routes" was invented by Adrianne Luu (Atlanta), Robert Moton Jr. (Alpharetta, Ga.), Ryan Schaub (Berkeley Lake, Ga.), Timothy Knezevich (Mentor, Ohio), Barrett Kreiner (Woodstock, Ga.), Wei Wang (Harrison, N.J.), Ari Craine (Marietta, Ga.) and Robert Koch (Peachtree Corners, Ga.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The disclosed technology is directed towards providing guidance, e.g., point-to-point audio guidance, along an evacuation route. The presence of occupant(s) within a structure/area is monitored. If an evacuation e...