ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 29 -- United States Patent no. 12,211,359, issued on Jan. 28, was assigned to IPVIDEO Corp. (Bay Shore, N.Y.).
"Instant video alert notifier" was invented by William J Rintz (Hackettstown, Fla.) and Terri-Ann K. Adrian (Westport, Conn.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A portable programmable display and control module which serves as a basic light switch and a digital custom light switch display. The control module can be removed from the electrical box when power fails to provide for an emergency flashlight. The control module can be provided with a mini-hard drive and microprocessor in order to be able to download digital content and display it on a lighted touch screen....