ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,289,707, issued on April 29, was assigned to SEIKO EPSON Corp. (Japan).

"Communication method and communication device" was invented by Shuji Uchida (Shiojiri, Japan).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A communication device is a communication device that transmits detection information including position information based on a communication system using LPWA, and includes a position information acquisition unit that acquires the position information, a storage unit that stores the detection information, a communication unit that performs wireless communication in compliance with the communication system, a movement detection unit that detects...