ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,556,274, issued on Feb. 17, was assigned to Orange (Issy-les-Moulineaux, France).
"Receiver device for communication by modulated light transmission" was invented by Sylvain Leroux (Chatillon, France) and Thierry Gaillet (Chatillon, France).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A receiver device for communication via modulated light transmission, intended to be coupled to a terminal which uses data received via modulated light, is disclosed. The receiver device includes at least one trough, said trough comprising: a slot for receiving at least one light ray of the modulated light, and a first guiding surface, coupled to the slot, said slot being...