US Patent Issued on March 17 for "Software engine enabling users to interact directly with a screen using a camera" (California Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,579,688, issued on March 17.

"Software engine enabling users to interact directly with a screen using a camera" was invented by Vishal Srivastava (Albany, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The technology of this application relates to a software engine that enables a user to interact with a display (e.g., television) by using an image capture device (e.g., camera). In one non-limiting example, a user can operate a device (such as a mobile phone) to run an application that interfaces with the software engine, so that the device's camera can operate in unison with a separate display to enable unique types of user interactions. For exa...