ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 15 -- United States Patent no. 12,664,389, issued on June 23.

"Three-dimensional publications with quick-response (QR) code linked virtual content" was invented by Talia Tabatha Smith (Winslow Township, N.J.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An apparatus includes an object having a three-dimensional shape, an accordion book, and a first quick-response (QR) code disposed on the accordion book positioned within an internal volume defined by the object. The first QR code is configured to be viewed by a user of the apparatus prior to a second QR code disposed on the accordion book being viewed by the user. The first QR code is further configured to be scanned using a mobile com...