ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 23 -- United States Patent no. 12,425,664, issued on Sept. 23, was assigned to Enseo LLC (Plano, Texas).

"Set-top box with enhanced features and system and method for use of same" was invented by Thomas R. Miller (Plano, Texas), Vanessa Ogle (Fairview, Texas), Charles T. Hixon (Garland, Texas) and Craig D. Smith (Allen, Texas).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A set-top box with enhanced features and system and method for use of the same are disclosed. In one embodiment of the set-top box, the set-top box is deployed to provide an interactive portal in a hospitality establishment having multiple rooms, such as a hotel. The set-top box generates a default interactive portal ...