ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 14 -- United States Patent no. 12,682,897, issued on July 14, was assigned to CARIAD SE (Wolfsburg, Germany).

"Motor vehicle and method for summarizing a conversation in a motor vehicle" was invented by Stefan Mayer (Gaimersheim, Germany), Sebastian Hanrieder (Untermaxfeld, Germany), Tobias Schleicher (Wettstetten, Germany), Markus Mueller (Hohenwart, Germany), Mareike Grund (Furstenfeldbruck, Germany) and Benjamin Poppinga (Wettstetten, Germany).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The disclosure relates to a motor vehicle and a method for summarizing a conversation in a motor vehicle. The method involves determining by a vehicle sensor device whether a challenging driving tas...