ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 2 -- United States Patent no. 12,646,316, issued on June 2, was assigned to Reveal Innovations LLC (Santa Clara, Calif.).

"Integrated internal and external camera system in vehicles" was invented by Rocky Chau-Hsiung Lin (Cupertino, Calif.), Thomas Yamasaki (Anaheim Hills, Calif.), Koichiro Kanda (San Jose, Calif.), Diego Rodriguez Risco (Campbell, Calif.), Alexander Joseph Ryan (Mountain View, Calif.), Samah Najeeb (Menlo Park, Calif.) and Samir El Aouar (San Jose, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Devices, systems and processes for an integrated internal and external camera system that enhances the passenger experience in vehicles are described. One example method ...