ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 5 -- United States Patent no. 12,216,882, issued on Feb. 4, was assigned to PAYPAL INC. (San Jose, Calif.).
"Application data displayed through a selectable application icon" was invented by David Paul Bozovich Jr. (San Jose, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "There are provided systems and methods for application data displayed through a selectable application icon. A computing device, such as a mobile smart phone, may include one or more processing application, such as a payment application to utilize an online payment provider. The application may include a desktop or folder icon, or other visual icon that may be presented within an interface of the device's operat...