ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,248,512, issued on March 11, was assigned to Adeia Guides Inc. (San Jose, Calif.).

"Systems and methods for determining whether to modify content" was invented by Alejandro Sanchez Pulido (Chatsworth, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The system determines whether content such as an image is suitable for content modification based on one or more criteria. The system includes decision engines or modules configured to evaluate one or more suitability metrics based on corresponding criteria such as publication status, restriction status, context, compatibility, and classification. If content is unsuitable for content modification becau...