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Proto patents holographic communications system

Provided by Proto, Inc.

September 14, 2022

The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has issued a patent to Proto, Inc. for its holographic display and communications platform, which was invented in 2018, according to a press release.

In the release, Proto bills the system as "the first self-contained, plug and play, human-sized, portable hologram device, which runs on the Proto OS and the cloud." In addition to a full-sized Epic model, the company plans to launch Proto M, a desktop-based version of the platform, by year's end. The platform is being adopted in varying sectors, including entertainment, education and retail, and active clients include several Fortune 500 companies.

"Until now, you needed to be a late rapper or eccentric billionaire to beam somewhere as a hologram," David Nussbaum, Proto CEO and the inventor of the technology, said in the release. "I invented Proto so one day anyone can explore the world via real time holoportation. Even though we're already beaming people all over the world daily, getting this recognition, and protection, from the USPTO proves my dream has become real."

"Our investors, like Tim Draper, recognized the originality and value of creating the world's first plug and play, holographic communications platform and operating system, to scale Proto's hardware and software products and features which are years ahead of the competition," Doug Barry, Proto co-founder and CFO/COO, said in the release.