Snap buys key patent to secure the future of its geofilters

Engadget
Apr 21, 2017, 4:29 am108 pts
Mobli, an Israeli company, patented the idea of adding filters to photos based on your location back in 2012, way before Snap started using them. Now TechCrunch says the ephemeral messaging app has purchased that patent for $7.7 million in order to m...

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