US Patent Issued to Apple on May 12 for "Optical communications for portable electronic devices" (California Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,627,377, issued on May 12, was assigned to Apple Inc. (Cupertino, Calif.).

"Optical communications for portable electronic devices" was invented by Christian I. Moore (Cupertino, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Circuits, methods, and apparatus that can transfer data and power between an optical-communication device and an electronic device without the need for electrical contacts on the electronic device. An example can include infrared transmitters and receivers in both the optical-communication device and the electronic device for optical communication. This can further include a coil in the optical-communication device that can b...