ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,301,379, issued on May 13, was assigned to iControl Networks Inc. (Philadelphia).

"Controlling data routing in premises management systems" was invented by Paul J. Dawes (Redwood City, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Systems and methods for controlling routing in premises management systems are described. A system may comprise a server located external to a premises. The server may be configured to receive, from a user device located external to the premises, a request for content from a premises device located at the premises. The server may be configured to transmit, to a gateway device located at the premises, a request to cause...