ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,552,400, issued on Feb. 17, was assigned to TOYOTA JIDOSHA K.K. (Toyota, Japan).
"Vehicle information recording system" was invented by Yohsuke Yamaguchi (Okazaki, Japan).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The processor of ECU includes: a distance determination unit that determines a distance between the vehicle and an object existing in the vicinity of the vehicle; an operation determination unit that determines whether or not an operation by a driver of the vehicle has been performed on an operation device for driving the vehicle; and a recording unit that records information related to driving of the vehicle."
The patent was filed on Oct....