US Patent Issued to STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE on Sept. 30 for "Connected car as a payment device" (Illinois Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 30 -- United States Patent no. 12,430,628, issued on Sept. 30, was assigned to STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANY (Bloomington, Ill.).

"Connected car as a payment device" was invented by Kristopher Keith Gaudin (Bloomington, Ill.), Leo Nelson Chan (Normal, Ill.) and Justin Davis (Bloomington, Ill.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Methods, systems, apparatus, and non-transitory computer readable media are described for using a vehicle as a payment device. Various aspects may include receiving a selection of a stored financial card or financial account at a vehicle head unit. The selected financial card or financial account may be transmitted to a point-of-sale ...