ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,555,609, issued on Feb. 17.
"Masking in video stream" was invented by Francis Michaud (Varennes, Canada), Mathieu Nadeau (Montreal) and Jonathan Doyon (Saint-Laurent, Canada).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Methods and devices for combining a mask with a selectively progressing video stream may include receiving a selection of at least one mask with a mask zone that obscures at least a portion of the video stream. The methods and devices may include receiving a selection to emplace the at least one mask at a first location within the video stream. The methods and devices may include receiving a selection to enable a tracking icon to move t...