ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,346,973, issued on July 1, was assigned to Allstate Insurance Co. (Northbrook, Ill.).
"Driver identity detection and alerts" was invented by Philip Robare (Chicago).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Disclosed herein are systems and/or methods for determining an insurance status for one or more drivers and/or vehicles. The system may identify a driver of a vehicle, such as by facial recognition or a retinal scan. Based on the identification, the system may determine the insurance status of the driver. If there is an issue with the insurance status, the system may prompt the driver to take some action. The system may also institute limitations ...