ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 25 -- United States Patent no. 12,482,345, issued on Nov. 25, was assigned to Global Tel*Link Corp. (Reston, Va.).

"Communication devices for guards of controlled environments" was invented by Stephen L. Hodge (Aubrey, Texas).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present disclosure provides details of a system and method for a communication device for guards in controlled environments. The communication device is established based on an indoor wireless infrastructure in the controlled environment, receiving wireless positioning signals to calculate and determine the real-time location of a user carrying the device. The indoor wireless positioning can be combined with other a...