US Patent Issued to HYUNDAI MOTOR, KIA on Dec. 9 for "Apparatus and method for determining a specification of an option-in-vehicle" (South Korean Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,491,895, issued on Dec. 9, was assigned to HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY (Seoul, South Korea) and KIA Corp. (Seoul, South Korea).

"Apparatus and method for determining a specification of an option-in-vehicle" was invented by Young Koo Kang (Yongin-si, South Korea) and Tae Hee Kim (Seoul, South Korea).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An apparatus and a method are for determining a specification of an option-in-vehicle. The apparatus includes an input part that receives a vehicle identification number (VIN), a receiver that receives a message through a vehicle network, and a controller. The controller monitors reception of the message as the VIN is re...