ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,314,699, issued on May 27, was assigned to HITACHI LTD. (Tokyo).

"Software query information management system and software query information management method" was invented by Takehiko Nagano (Tokyo).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A software query information management system is configured to associate a required device specification with a regulation ID of a regulation defining a requirement for receiving legal approval for a vehicle and store the required device specification in association with the regulation ID, identify the regulation ID associated with the required device specification associated with traceability information of t...