ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 24 -- United States Patent no. 12,561,465, issued on Feb. 24, was assigned to Dell Products LP (Round Rock, Texas).

"Virtual representation of individual in computing environment" was invented by Shibi Panikkar (Bangalore, India).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Techniques are disclosed for managing virtual representations of individuals in a computing environment. For example, a method comprises rendering an interface in a first mode comprising a virtual representation of a first individual. The method then enables, through the rendered interface in a first mode, communication between the virtual representation of the first individual and a second individual, and permissio...