ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 7 -- United States Patent no. 12,597,304, issued on April 7, was assigned to United Services Automobile Association (USAA) (San Antonio).

"Ad-hoc recording system combining data from multiple sources" was invented by Jose L Romero Jr. (San Antonio), Andre Rene Buentello (San Antonio), Gregory David Hansen (Fuquay Varina, N.C.), Dustin Bowen Bitter (Lehi, Utah), Brennen Michael Ricks (San Antonio) and Nina Cooper (San Antonio).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method of using a network of sensors in reconstructing an accident includes recording, by a first vehicle, a first video of the accident using a first camera; detecting, by the first vehicle, a presence of a second c...