ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,231,257, issued on Feb. 18, was assigned to ECOLINK INTELLIGENT TECHNOLOGY INC. (Carlsbad, Calif.).
"System, method and apparatus for propagating a primary alert of a monitoring system or device" was invented by Michael Lamb (Rancho Santa Fe, Calif.) and Paul D. Arling (Scottsdale, Ariz.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Systems, methods and apparatus are described for propagating a primary alert from a premises monitoring system or device by a home entertainment device. A premises monitoring system or device, such as a security system, smoke detector, fire detector, carbon monoxide detector, baby monitor, smart speaker, etc., emit a primar...