ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 18 -- United States Patent no. 12,712,253, issued on Aug. 18, was assigned to Samsung Display Co. Ltd. (Yongin-si, South Korea).

"Electronic apparatus" was invented by Dongil Moon (Yongin-si, South Korea) and Hyeonseok Bae (Yongin-si, South Korea).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An electronic apparatus having a simple structure and capable of near-field communication comprises a light-transmitting window, a display panel disposed over the light-transmitting window, a printed circuit board electrically connected to the display panel, disposed over a side of the display panel to face away from the light-transmitting window, and including wires and a near-field communication ...