ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 18 -- United States Patent no. 12,475,650, issued on Nov. 18, was assigned to TOYOTA JIDOSHA K.K. (Aichi-Ken, Japan).

"Terminal apparatus" was invented by Wataru Kaku (Musashino, Japan).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A terminal apparatus includes a communication interface, a display, an imager configured to capture images of a user, and a controller configured to communicate using the communication interface. The controller is configured to receive information for displaying a 3D model representing another user, who uses another terminal apparatus, based on a captured image of the another user and a supplementary image that includes an invisible portion of the captured im...