ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,702,787, issued on Aug. 11, was assigned to UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA RESEARCH FOUNDATION Inc. (Gainesville, Fla.).

"Augmented reality coordinated with nerve stimulation to enhance performance" was invented by Eric S. Porges (Gainesville, Fla.), John B. Williamson (Gainesville, Fla.) and Damon Lamb (Gainesville, Fla.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Disclosed herein are systems and methods for increasing performance, improving sleep and improving relaxation that involve specifically coordinating nerve stimulation of a cranial nerve (e.g. vagus nerve) in conjunction with augmented reality (AR). According to certain embodiments disclosed are sys...