ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 1 -- United States Patent no. 12,726,925, issued on Sept. 1, was assigned to Snap Inc. (Santa Monica, Calif.).

"High precision positioning for mobile devices" was invented by Praveen Babu Vadivelu (Erie, Colo.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A mobile device uses information from another mobile device to perform satellite position fix operations. The information enables the mobile device to perform the satellite position fix operation with less power. Additionally, the information enables the mobile device to determine a position of the mobile device more precisely at significantly lower power consumption. Example methods include receiving, via a wireless communication pr...