ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 29 -- United States Patent no. 12,212,891, issued on Jan. 28, was assigned to TACTACAM LLC (Caledonia, Minn.).

"Wireless camera network" was invented by Ben Stern (Holmen, Wis.), Jeff Peel (Decorah, Iowa) and Ben Thorud (Holmen, Wis.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A wireless camera network is disclosed. The wireless camera network includes a first camera and one or more other cameras. After an input is received by the first camera, the first camera records images or video, and the first camera wirelessly transmits a start signal to one or more other cameras to also start recording images or video and to also wirelessly transmit the start signal."

The patent was filed on...