ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,624,958, issued on May 12, was assigned to Value 8 Co. Ltd. (Seoul, South Korea).

"Vehicle communication system with navigation" was invented by Otman A. Basir (Waterloo, Canada) and William Ben Miners (Guelph, Canada).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A vehicle communication system facilitates hands-free interaction with a mobile device in a vehicle or elsewhere. Users interact with the system by speaking to it. The system processes text and processes commands. The system supports Bluetooth wireless technology for hands-free use. The system handles telephone calls, email, and SMS text messages. The user can customize the device via a user pr...