ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 14 -- United States Patent no. 12,682,365, issued on July 14, was assigned to TRUECAR INC. (Santa Monica, Calif.).

"System and method for correlating and enhancing data obtained from distributed sources in a network of distributed computer systems" was invented by Rudy C. Gilmore (Kirkland, Wash.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Systems and methods herein provide for sophisticated and efficient matching between users of a vehicle data system and data on sales that occur, where that data was obtained from distributed sources across a computer network. In particular, embodiments may obtain data from a variety of data sources across a distributed network and enhance data reco...