A new PATROLL contest, with a $2,000 cash prize, was added seeking prior art on at least claim 1 of U.S. Patent 9,485,621, owned by Avant Location Technologies, LLC, an NPE and entity of Anjay Venture Partners LLC. The ‘621 patent relates to a method for monitoring a mobile station presence in a special area. This invention relates also to a mobile system, a server, a radio transmitting device, and a mobile station suitable for carrying out such a method. The patent has been asserted against Ecobee.

The contest will expire on October 15, 2023. Please visit PATROLL for more information and to submit an entry for this contest.