ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 26 -- United States Patent no. 12,260,781, issued on March 25, was assigned to Interactive Video Images Inc. (New York).

"Interactive avatar training system" was invented by David Patrick Carmichael (Plano, Texas), Roger Nelson (Emeryville, Calif.), John J. Maley (Lambertville, N.J.) and Jeffrey Shapiro (New York).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The technology relates generally to an interactive avatar training system. The interactive avatar training system utilizes an interactive platform that allows at least two users, such as a trainer and a trainee, to be in interactive communication in a training program. The interactive avatar training system may assist generating a...