ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,300,999, issued on May 13, was assigned to Global Tel*Link Corp. (Reston, Va.).
"Contraband detection through smart power components" was invented by Stephen L. Hodge (Aubrey, Texas).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method and system for contraband detection is provided that allows for the determining whether devices are authorized to receive power from an outlet. A power adapter and/or an outlet authenticate a device when it is connected to the outlet through the power adapter. On the basis of this authentication, a determination is made whether the devices are to receive power from the outlet. If the device is authorized, the outlet is ...