ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,554,327, issued on Feb. 17, was assigned to Snap Inc. (Santa Monica, Calif.).

"Brain-aware extended reality" was invented by Nicolas Barascud (Brinckheim, France), Antoine Barbot (Paris), Hanna Berriche (Paris), Rasheed El Bouri (Paris), Enguerrand Gentet (Paris), Steven Hwang (Rolling Hills Estates, Calif.), Sid Kouider (Paris), Bertrand Oustriere (Paris), Guillaume Ployart (Paris), Clement Royen (Paris) and Nelson Steinmetz (Paris).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An extended Reality (XR) system is provided that monitors neurological signals to determine an engagement of a user with a real-world environment. The XR system continuously mon...