ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,357,046, issued on July 15.
"Smart article visual communication based on facial movement" was invented by Nicholas James Witchey (Laguna Hills, Calif.) and Patrick Soon-Shiong (Los Angeles).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A smart mask includes a first material layer, at least one display, a first sensor, and a control module. The first material layer is configured to cover a portion of a face of a person. The at least one display is connected to the first material layer and configured to display images over a mouth of the person. The first sensor is configured to detect movement of the mouth of the person and generate a signal indicative o...