ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,633,140, issued on May 19, was assigned to SUBARU Corp. (Tokyo).

"Driving skill estimation device" was invented by Isamu Nagasawa (Tokyo).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A driving skill estimation device includes a gaze direction detection unit and a driving skill estimation unit. The gaze direction detection unit is configured to detect a gaze direction of a driver who drives a vehicle. The driving skill estimation unit is configured to estimate driving skill of the driver based on a vertical change in the gaze direction detected by the gaze direction detection unit."

The patent was filed on April 13, 2023, under Application No. 18/299,96...