ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,268,968, issued on April 8.

"Information processing device and image distribution method" was invented by Masahiro Fujihara (Tokyo).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A game image generation unit generates a game image, and a game audio generation unit generates a game audio. An audio acquiring unit acquires a microphone audio input to a microphone. A distribution processing unit distributes the microphone audio, the game audio, and the game image. An accepting unit accepts an operation made by a user. During distribution of the microphone audio, the game audio, and the game image, after the accepting unit accepts a predetermined operation, t...