ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 25 -- United States Patent no. 12,483,676, issued on Nov. 25, was assigned to Snap Inc. (Santa Monica, Calif.).

"Providing a door for a room within a virtual conferencing system" was invented by Andrew Cheng-min Lin (Long Island City, N.Y.) and Walton Lin (Chatham, N.J.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Aspects of the present disclosure involve a system comprising a computer-readable storage medium storing a program and method for providing a door for a room within a virtual conferencing system. The program and method provide for virtual conferencing between plural participants within a room of a virtual space, the room being assigned a door for entry by an additional parti...