ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,452,124, issued on Oct. 21, was assigned to Granite Telecommunications LLC (Quincy, Mass.).

"Method and apparatus for controlling electronic devices" was invented by Brian O'Connor (Easton, Mass.) and Adam Weiner (Quincy, Mass.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Embodiments include apparatuses for rebooting an electronic device. In an embodiment, an apparatus includes a data interface, a first power port, a second power port, a switch, and a processor. The data interface is configured to connect to the electronic device. The first power port is configured to receive power from a power source and the second power port is configured to deliver...