ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 25 -- United States Patent no. 12,482,058, issued on Nov. 25, was assigned to GoPro Inc. (San Mateo, Calif.).

"Identification of visual features for applying effect" was invented by Guillaume Oules (Paris).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Visual content of a video may depict a target. Multiple stable features of the target, such as multiple stable parts of the target and/or multiple stable properties (e.g., dimensions, center) of the target may be identified for use in applying a visual effect. Application of the visual effect to the video may be improved by use of the multiple stable features of the target."

The patent was filed on March 29, 2023, under Application No. 18...