ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 5 -- United States Patent no. 12,216,823, issued on Feb. 4, was assigned to Snap Inc. (Santa Monica, Calif.).
"Communication interface with haptic feedback response" was invented by Alexander P. Powell (Oakland, Calif.) and Mark Thomas (Playa Vista, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Method for generating haptic feedback responses starts with processor causing communication interface for communication session to be displayed on first user interface and on a second user interface. Processor detects first touch input on first user interface. Processor causes second user interface to display first indicator element at location on second user interface of second client de...