ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,405,493, issued on Sept. 2, was assigned to Manufacturing Resources International Inc. (Alpharetta, Ga.).
"Display unit with monitoring features" was invented by William Dunn (Alpharetta, Ga.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Digital signage unit, such as for digital out of home advertising, with monitoring features are provided. The digital signage unit includes an electronic display, a sensor for measuring tilt, and a controller which receives data from the sensor and determines, from time to time, an operating status of the digital signage unit based, at least in part, on the data from the sensor."
The patent was filed on May 16, 2025, ...