ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,656,929, issued on June 16, was assigned to AUTODESK INC. (San Francisco).

"Techniques for generating immersive spaces that enable inspirational materials to be collected, discovered, and envisioned" was invented by Alexander Arden Ivanov (Calgary, Canada), Fraser Anderson (Toronto), Tovi Grossman (Toronto), David Ledo Maira (Toronto) and George Fitzmaurice (Toronto).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A computer-implemented method for generating a virtual collection of digital materials includes: generating a virtual three-dimensional (3D) design workspace; and, in response to a first operation that is associated with a first media file: auto...