ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,536,565, issued on Jan. 27.

"Display booth" was invented by Alfredo Jose Merino-Gutierrez (Newtonville, Mass.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A modular rectangular booth, having four vertical framing members, four panels extending between the framing members, the panels together defining an interior. Each of the panels is transparent, and has a display panel incorporated therewith for displaying images. A user can request access to the booth interior with a user mobile device. A locking mechanism selectively provides access to the booth interior. The booth has network connectivity for allowing a server to specify images to be displayed on...