ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 25 -- United States Patent no. 12,482,207, issued on Nov. 25, was assigned to Apple Inc. (Cupertino, Calif.).

"Positioning content within 3D environments" was invented by James R. Cooper (Los Angeles), John Park (Chino, Calif.), Mariano Merchante (Los Angeles) and Brian A. Recktenwald (Burbank, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Various implementations disclosed herein include devices, systems, and methods that provide a view of a three-dimensional (3D) environment in which virtual content is presented. For example, an example process may include obtaining virtual content and positioning the virtual content within a view of a 3D environment by determining on-screen co...