ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 1 -- United States Patent no. 12,726,720, issued on Sept. 1, was assigned to ELC MANAGEMENT LLC (Melville, N.Y.).
"Controlling virtual appearances in images that are captured and provided by image-capturing devices" was invented by Christopher Aidan (Austin, Texas).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Via a virtual appearance controller system, a person can define how depictions or virtual appearances of the person are to be controlled in images that are initially captured and subsequently output by image-capturing devices. The person may define various conditions under which various virtual appearance features and/or aspects of the person are to be utilized in such images, an...