US Patent Issued to Hyundai Motor, Kia on May 6 for "Vehicular software update system and method therefor" (South Korean Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 10 -- United States Patent no. 12,293,178, issued on May 6, was assigned to Hyundai Motor Co. (Seoul, South Korea) and Kia Corp. (Seoul, South Korea).

"Vehicular software update system and method therefor" was invented by Yoon Sik Jung (Seoul, South Korea), Myeong Gyu Jeong (Seoul, South Korea), Jin Ah Kim (Gyeonggi-Do, South Korea), Hak Jun Kim (Goyang-Si, South Korea), Min Gi Kim (Wonju-Si, South Korea), Hyeok Sang Jeong (Hwaseong-Si, South Korea) and Young Jee Yang (Seongnam-Si, South Korea).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A vehicular software update system includes a management controller coupled to a vehicle and at least one performance controller that receives softwa...