ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 24 -- United States Patent no. 12,585,697, issued on March 24.

"Interactive content feedback system" was invented by Trent R McKenzie (Charlotte, N.C.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "This invention is directed to a tool that enables content creators to collect and analyze feedback on their content during production and live performances. During playback of content, users are enabled to provide detailed feedback and comments via various feedback interfaces on user devices. Users may indicate that they like and dislike certain aspects of the content, such as musical instruments featured in a song, at specific points in time. Feedback is timestamped, transformed into values...