US Patent Issued to Hyundai Motor, Kia on June 17 for "Device and method for controlling OTA update of vehicle" (South Korean Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,333,297, issued on June 17, was assigned to Hyundai Motor Co. (Seoul, South Korea) and Kia Corp. (Seouil, South Korea).

"Device and method for controlling OTA update of vehicle" was invented by Sun Ho Choi (Gyeonggi-Do, South Korea) and Keyng Bin Im (Chungcheongnam-Do, South Korea).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A device and a method for controlling OTA update of a vehicle, to automatically set an optimal current consumption regardless of a vehicle model and an option for each vehicle model, includes a sensor configured for measuring a current consumption of a battery provided in the vehicle, and a controller that sets an initial current ...