ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 5 -- United States Patent no. 12,244,969, issued on March 4, was assigned to CLOUD BYTE LLC (Newark, Del.).

"Camera listing based on comparison of imaging range coverage information to event-related data generated based on captured image" was invented by Takeshi Arikuma (Tokyo) and Masahiro Tani (Singapore).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Event-related data based on an image that has been captured is generated. Coverage information relating to imaging range is compared to the event-related data. The cameras that can capture an image of the event, based on a comparing result, are listed so that an operator can select one of the listed cameras."

The patent was filed on Sep...