ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 15 -- United States Patent no. 12,664,625, issued on June 23, was assigned to madVR Holdings LLC (Rockville, Md.).
"Multi-directional non-linear stretch of video" was invented by Mathias Rauen (Hamburg, Germany).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Combinations of non-linear stretch expansion and compression in the vertical and horizontal directions are used to display images in a first aspect ratio on a screen having a second aspect ratio that is different than the first aspect ratio, utilizing the full extent of the screen if desired. Areas for display of subtitles may also be added. The use of such combinations can greatly reduce the distortion of the images perceived by vie...