ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,670,783, issued on June 30, was assigned to VIVO MOBILE COMMUNICATION Co. LTD. (Dongguan, China).

"Electronic device" was invented by Peng Ni (Dongguan, China), Hongchao Zhao (Dongguan, China), Hongye Ci (Dongguan, China), Yang Liu (Dongguan, China), Xin Shan (Dongguan, China) and Chao Shen (Dongguan, China).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a housing, an infrared transmitter, a light guide member, and a decorative sheet. The infrared transmitter and the light guide member are both disposed in the housing. The housing is provided with a through hole, and at least a part of the ...