ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,501,099, issued on Dec. 16, was assigned to Snap Inc. (Santa Monica, Calif.).

"AR glasses as IoT device for enhanced screen experience" was invented by Piotr Gurgul (Hergiswil, Switzerland) and Sharon Moll (Wetzikon, Switzerland).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "AR-enabled wearable electronic devices such as smart glasses are adapted for use as an (Internet of Things) IoT device where the user can control a pointer and present augmented reality content with respect to a television screen, computer screen, or other IoT enabled device by selecting items by looking at them and making selections using gestures. Built-in six-degrees-of-freedom (...