ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,377,811, issued on Aug. 5, was assigned to Honda Motor Co. Ltd. (Tokyo).

"Keyless dual power system control for electric motor vehicles" was invented by Jose A. Perez (Dublin, Ohio).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method for keyless dual power system control for an electric motor vehicle is provided. The electric motor vehicle including a powertrain electronic control unit (ECU) and an infotainment system that are independently powered. The method includes receiving a user authentication from a wireless device to authenticate a user, receiving a driver's door status from a door sensor, receiving a driver presence signal from a seat pressu...