ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,537,997, issued on Jan. 27.
"Shopping interface and method" was invented by David A. Taylor (Sterling Heights, Mich.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A media sharing and communication system, including a recording mechanism that records a desired portion of media upon activation by a first individual user, a first user transmitter/receiver that transmits the portion of media and a message generated by the first individual user regarding the portion of media to a second individual user and is capable of transmitting a message to a second individual user, a confirmation mechanism that confirms that the second individual user is authorized to...