ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,457,377, issued on Oct. 28, was assigned to SAGEMCOM BROADBAND SAS (Rueil Malmaison, France).

"Device and method for synchronised audio-video reproduction" was invented by Guillaume Rouhart (Rueil Malmaison, France).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Audio-video broadcasting equipment receiving an audio-video stream includes an inbound audio stream and an inbound video stream and connected to audio reproduction equipment via a one-directional audio link and via a communication link. The equipment includes a first processing unit arranged to introduce identification data in the inbound audio stream to produce an outbound audio stream; transmit...