ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,271,912, issued on April 8, was assigned to TOUCHTUNES MUSIC COMPANY LLC (New York).
"Digital signage and gaming services to comply with federal and state alcohol and beverage laws and regulations" was invented by Stephen D. Straus (Austin, Texas).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Methods and systems providing digital signage and interactive gaming services in compliance with federal and state laws and regulations are described. A service fee is collected from a retailer, and a service fee may or may not be collected from a retailer (e.g., a bar). An advertising fee is collected from a first advertising provider. The first advertising provid...