ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,254,496, issued on March 18, was assigned to SUNRISE R&D HOLDINGS LLC (Cincinnati).

"System and method for providing data using audio" was invented by Christopher D. Norris (Cincinnati), Eron N. Bucciarelli (Covington, Ky.) and Wesley Rhodes (Loveland, Ohio).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Systems and methods for communicating data to an individual within a physical store using audio utilize: a central server in communication with a database storing store-related data; a display unit for displaying information; an audio transmitter that is configured to transmit an audio signal to a designated area within the physical store; and a mobile ...