ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,256,192, issued on March 18, was assigned to STAGES LLC (Cranbury, N.J.).

"Active noise control and customized audio system" was invented by Benjamin D Benattar (Cranbury, N.J.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An acoustic customization system to enhance a user's audio environment. One type of enhancement would allow a user to wear headphones and specify what ambient audio and source audio will be transmitted to the headphones. Added enhancements may include the display of an image representing the location of one or more audio sources referenced to a user, an audio source, or other location and/or the ability to select one or more of the ...