ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 18 -- United States Patent no. 12,472,892, issued on Nov. 18, was assigned to Bayerische Motoren Werke AG (Munich).

"Vehicle having a living room mode" was invented by Christoph Goesselsberger (Beijing) and Keith Young (Beijing).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A vehicle includes a power unit, wherein the power unit includes an internal combustion engine and/or a power battery. The vehicle is provided with a living room mode, which can be activated in a parking state of the vehicle. When the living room mode is activated, the power unit of the vehicle can provide the vehicle with functions related to leisure, entertainment and/or office, but does not provide functions relat...