ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,704,378, issued on Aug. 11, was assigned to STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANY (Bloomington, Ill.).

"Navigation system for providing recommended routes based on driver skill level" was invented by Aaron Williams (Congerville, Ill.), Joseph Robert Brannan (Bloomington, Ill.), John Donovan (Bloomington, Ill.) and Brian N. Harvey (Bloomington, Ill.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present systems and method relate generally to adjusting navigation directions. In some embodiments, one or more processors obtain a driving score based upon a user's driving history traversing streets displayed in virtual reality (VR). A request for...