US Patent Issued to Microsoft Technology Licensing on May 19 for "Switchable communication interface" (Washington Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,633,960, issued on May 19, was assigned to Microsoft Technology Licensing LLC (Redmond, Wash.).

"Switchable communication interface" was invented by Charbel Khawand (Sammamish, Wash.) and Andrew James Hillenius (Woodinville, Wash.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A communication device includes a wireless communication controller, a switch, a near field energy coupler configured for wireless communications and communicatively connectable to the wireless communication controller through the switch. The communication device also includes a far field wireless communication antenna configured for wireless communications and communicatively conn...