ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 26 -- United States Patent no. 12,238,814, issued on Feb. 25, was assigned to Honda Motor Co. Ltd. (Tokyo).
"Wireless communication system" was invented by Yuji Takeuchi (Tokyo).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "In response to a vehicle being switched from an IGN OFF state (non-operating state) to an IGN ON state (operating state) in a state in which a mobile terminal has been activated, the use of wireless communication (Wi-Fi communication) by the mobile terminal via a network using an in-vehicle device as a base station can be started. In response to the vehicle being switched from the IGN ON state (operating state) to the IGN OFF state (non-operating state) in the state ...