ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,333,063, issued on June 17, was assigned to SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS Co. LTD. (Suwon-si, South Korea).

"Electronic device for controlling virtual object based on distance between virtual objects and method thereof" was invented by Seonghoon Kang (Suwon-si, South Korea), Joayoung Lee (Suwon-si, South Korea) and Jinseon Yoo (Suwon-si, South Korea).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An electronic device includes: a communication circuit; a camera; a display; and a processor configured to: display, while providing virtual service, a first virtual object through the display; identify a distance between the first virtual object and a second virtual obje...