ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,386,417, issued on Aug. 12, was assigned to Magic Leap Inc. (Plantation, Fla.).

"Systems and methods for augmented reality" was invented by Michael Woods (Mountain View, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Configurations are disclosed for presenting virtual reality and augmented reality experiences to users. An augmented reality display system comprises a handheld component housing an electromagnetic field emitter, the electromagnetic field emitter emitting a known magnetic field, the head mounted component coupled to one or more electromagnetic sensors that detect the magnetic field emitted by the electromagnetic field emitter housed ...