ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 26 -- United States Patent no. 12,262,196, issued on March 25.

"Localizing binaural sound to objects" was invented by Glen A. Norris (Lakewood, Ohio) and Philip Scott Lyren (Rincon, Puerto Rico).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An electronic device identifies a location of a physical object that is away from a listener. The electronic device convolves sound so the sound externally localizes as binaural sound to the physical object. The sound plays to the listener through earphones so the listener hears the sound as emanating from the physical object."

The patent was filed on May 13, 2023, under Application No. 18/197,039.

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