ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,256,124, issued on March 18, was assigned to Comcast Cable Communications LLC (Philadelphia).
"Environment object recognition" was invented by Dan E Holden (Denver) and Michael J. Cook (Flemington, N.J.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Methods, systems, and devices for displaying additional or targeted content to a user are disclosed. An image or data capture device associated with a display device may capture an image of an environment associated with the user or capture data related to what is being viewed by the viewer's eyes. Objects in the captured image may be recognized, and additional content may be provided based on presence or a...