ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 11 -- United States Patent no. 12,468,812, issued on Nov. 11, was assigned to Hyundai Motor Co. (Seoul, South Korea) and Kia Corp. (Seoul, South Korea).

"Computer-readable storage medium, gateway for transmitting the same, and software update method using the same" was invented by Yoon Sik Jung (Seoul, South Korea), Myeong Gyu Jeong (Seoul, South Korea), Jin Ah Kim (Hwaseong-Si, South Korea), Hak Jun Kim (Goyang-Si, South Korea), Min Gi Kim (Wonju-Si, South Korea), Hyeok Sang Jeong (Gunpo-Si, South Korea) and Young Jee Yang (Seongnam-Si, South Korea).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A software package, a gateway for transmitting the same, and a software update method using ...