ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,784,452, issued on Nov. 3, was assigned to Apple Inc. (Cupertino, Calif.).

"Method and device for visual augmentation of sporting events" was invented by Thomas G Salter (Foster City, Calif.) and Brian Warren Temple (Santa Clara, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "In one implementation, a method of displaying sports data is performed by a device including an image sensor, a display, one or more processors, and non-transitory memory. The method includes obtaining, using the image sensor, an image of a physical environment including a sporting event. The method includes detecting, in the image of the physical environment, an object. The ...