US Patent Issued to Hyundai Motor, Kia on April 29 for "Break mode control method of a driver in eco-friendly vehicles and vehicle system providing the same" (South Korean Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,285,993, issued on April 29, was assigned to Hyundai Motor Co. (Seoul, South Korea) and Kia Corp. (Seoul, South Korea).

"Break mode control method of a driver in eco-friendly vehicles and vehicle system providing the same" was invented by Jaehyeok Choi (Whasung-Si, South Korea).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A vehicle system is directed to providing a driver with a utility mode, which is an indoor environment condition of a vehicle where it may be rested, and includes: a vehicle communication portion that is configured to receive a first request message requesting execution of the utility mode by communicating with a service terminal provi...