ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 25 -- United States Patent no. 12,718,504, issued on Aug. 25, was assigned to SNAP INC. (Santa Monica, Calif.).
"Spatially-aware voice note system for augmented reality" was invented by Mitchell Kuppersmith (Los Angeles) and Karen Stolzenberg (Venice, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A system for creating and presenting enhanced voice notes in augmented reality (AR) environments is disclosed. The system enables users to generate personalized voice notes with visual and audio enhancements on mobile devices, and deliver them to recipients wearing AR devices. Voice notes can be customized with AI-generated voice styles, animated visual representations, and spatial audi...