ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,462,336, issued on Nov. 4, was assigned to Apple Inc. (Cupertino, Calif.).
"Automatic cropping of video content" was invented by May-Li Khoe (San Francisco), Avi E. Cieplinski (San Francisco) and David Joshua Hart (San Francisco).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Electronic devices are often equipped with a camera for capturing video content and/or a display for displaying video content. However, amateur users often capture video content without regard to composition, framing, or camera movement, resulting in video content that can be jarring or confusing to viewers. There is a need to automate the processing and presentation of video content...