ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,444,316, issued on Oct. 14, was assigned to Magic Leap Inc. (Plantation, Fla.).

"Individual viewing in a shared space" was invented by Earle M Alexander IV (San Francisco), Pedro Luis Arroyo (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.), Jean I. Venerin (San Francisco) and William Adams (New York).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A mixed reality virtual environment is sharable among multiple users through the use of multiple view modes that are selectable by a presenter. Multiple users with wearable display systems may wish to view a common virtual object, which may be presented in a virtual room to any suitable number of users. A presentation may be controlled ...