ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,670,641, issued on June 30, was assigned to Shutterfly LLC (San Jose, Calif.).
"Composite group image" was invented by Keith A. Benson (Eden Prairie, Minn.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method and device for generating a composite group image from subgroup images is provided. Subgroup images, each having a common background, are accessed. The boundaries of a subgroup area within each of the subgroup images is determined. At least one horizontal and at least one vertical shift factor is determined using the determined boundaries. An arrangement for the subgroup images based on the at least one horizontal and the at least one vertical s...