US Patent Issued to SEMICONDUCTOR COMPONENTS INDUSTRIES on June 16 for "Ultra-low latency NFMI communication protocol" (Swiss Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,659,673, issued on June 16, was assigned to SEMICONDUCTOR COMPONENTS INDUSTRIES LLC (Scottsdale, Ariz.).

"Ultra-low latency NFMI communication protocol" was invented by Alexander Heubi (La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland) and Ivo Leonardus Coenen (Coffrane, Switzerland).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Audio communication methods, devices, and systems are provided with an ultra-low latency communications protocol. One illustrative communication method suitable for a primary hearing instrument includes: transmitting a preamble packet to initiate a wireless connection; after receiving a preamble response packet, wirelessly sending a downlink stre...