ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,381,994, issued on Aug. 5.

"Real time video special effects system and method" was invented by Henry M. Pena (Round Rock, Texas) and Thomas F. Bryant III (Round Rock, Texas).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A user interface system and method of recording/editing a video while applying special effects in real time. The interface can be associated with an electronic device including a processor in communication with a camera and a memory unit, or can receive previously prepared video. A first speed rate of the video can be changed by modifying a frame in the video data to create a different modified video data at a modified speed rate that. Th...