ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,311,265, issued on May 27, was assigned to Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc. (Tokyo).

"Systems and methods for training a model to determine a type of environment surrounding a user" was invented by Brandon Sangston (Foster City, Calif.) and Andrew Young (San Mateo, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method for determining an environment in which a user is located is described. The method includes receiving a plurality of sets of audio data based on sounds emitted in a plurality of environments. Each of the plurality of environments has a different combination of objects. The method further includes receiving input data regarding ...