ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 11 -- United States Patent no. 12,469,369, issued on Nov. 11, was assigned to InVue Security Products Inc. (Charlotte, N.C.).

"Point-of-sale system with multiple shrouds" was invented by Laura Abbott Lynch (Charlotte, N.C.), Daniel C. Symons (Waxhaw, N.C.), Steven R. Maitin (Waxhaw, N.C.) and Joshua Abdollahzadeh (Denver, N.C.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A point of sale system is provided. The point of sale system includes a portable electronic device and a first shroud configured to be coupled to the portable electronic device. The system also includes a point of sale device configured to communicate with the portable electronic device, and a second shroud configured...