ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,705,015, issued on Aug. 11, was assigned to Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc. (Tokyo).

"Accessible audio intent visualization for interactive environments" was invented by Rajeev Gupta (London), Mark Jacobus Breugelmans (London), Carl Pryke (London) and Lloyd Preston Stemple (London).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An audio visualisation method includes: generating for output a virtual environment comprising at least a first virtual sound source, classifying an intended effect on a user of a sound to be output by the at least first virtual sound source, outputting the sound, and producing a visual element for view by the user that has a ...