US Patent Issued to Snap on March 18 for "Shortcut keypad for visual electronic communications" (New York, New Jersey, Washington Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,256,035, issued on March 18, was assigned to Snap Inc. (Santa Monica, Calif.).

"Shortcut keypad for visual electronic communications" was invented by Shree K. Nayar (New York), Brian Anthony Smith (Brentwood, N.Y.), Karl Bayer (New York), Marian Pho (North Plainfield, N.J.) and Gurunandan Krishnan Gorumkonda (Kirkland, Wash.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Shortcut keypad system for electronic communications comprises first apparatus and second apparatus. First apparatus and second apparatus each comprise an input device, a processor and a memory. The input device comprises selectable items including first selectable item. The processor ...