ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 20 -- United States Patent no. 12,530,065, issued on Jan. 20, was assigned to ECOM INSTRUMENTS GMBH (Germany).

"Mobile and modular communication and data processing device with computer functionality" was invented by Joerg Hartleb (Assamstadt, Germany) and Roolf Wessels (Weikersheim, Germany).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A device may include a data processing unit, at least one wireless communication interface, at least one wired communication interface, a supply connection, and a rechargeable battery store. The data processing unit may be configured to run a computer program product. The at least one wireless communication interface may be communicatively coupled with ...