ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 29 -- United States Patent no. 12,211,108, issued on Jan. 28.

"Apparatus and method for short video interaction/introduction" was invented by Lori Grimmer (Silverton, Ore.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A system and method for conducting a short duration interactive video introduction session between a requesting user and an unknown person of interest is provided. One embodiment receives a user request to conduct a short duration interactive video introduction with the unknown person of interest who is a member of a social media site, communicates a short duration interactive video introduction invitation with a selectable link to an electronic device of the unknown pers...