US Patent Issued on Aug. 11 for "User devices with directional networking for discoverability" (Connecticut Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,705,072, issued on Aug. 11.

"User devices with directional networking for discoverability" was invented by Matthew Cyr (Berlin, Conn.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A first user-device comprises a first directional-network module; a first display screen; and at least one first processor and first memory. A second user-device comprises a second directional-network module; a second display screen; and at least one second processor and second memory. The first user device is configured to execute a social-connection application; determine that the second user-device is also executing the social-connection application; determine a distance a...