US Patent Issued to Snap on Oct. 27 for "Low power light wave communication for mobile and wearable devices" (Wisconsin, New York, Massachusetts Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 27 -- United States Patent no. 12,776,842, issued on Oct. 27, was assigned to Snap Inc. (Santa Monica, Calif.).

"Low power light wave communication for mobile and wearable devices" was invented by Shree K. Nayar (New York), Mikhail Fridberg (Sharon, Mass.) and Mohit Gupta (Madison, Wis.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A client device, such as a mobile phone or a mobile phone accessory (e.g., phone case), is provided that receives and transmits data (e.g., a social media code) via light wave communication. The light wave communication may comprise structured light (e.g., projected light patterns). The client device may include a lightbox comprised of LEDs located on a back...