ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 10 -- United States Patent no. 12,293,834, issued on May 6, was assigned to LEGACY INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGIES LLC (Halfmoon, N.Y.).

"Interactive medical communication device" was invented by Sherman S. Stovall Jr. (Halfmoon, N.Y.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An interactive medical communication device is disclosed. The device implements multiple modes including an environmental diagnostics mode configured to detect conditions and potential hazards in an area around a user of the device; a virtual assistant mode configured to provide guidance, encouragement, education, mental health treatment, and decision-making assistance to the user; an area scanning mode configured to ...