ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 5 -- United States Patent no. 12,701,190, issued on Aug. 4, was assigned to Microsoft Technology Licensing LLC (Redmond, Wash.).

"Real-time audio and video feedback during conference calls" was invented by Suvarna Raju Madhey (Pune, India).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Techniques are described for providing real-time audio and/or video feedback during a conference call. Audio feedback can be provided during a conference call in response to a participant unmuting the participant's microphone. For example, a feedback period can be initiated upon receiving an unmute indication. During the feedback period, the participant's microphone audio can be sent, in real-time, back to...