US Patent Issued to LG Electronics on May 27 for "Upgradable electronic device and method for upgrading electronic device" (South Korean Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,314,701, issued on May 27, was assigned to LG Electronics Inc. (Seoul, South Korea).

"Upgradable electronic device and method for upgrading electronic device" was invented by Hanbae Jeon (Seoul, South Korea) and Moowoong Jeon (Seoul, South Korea).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An upgradable electronic device is disclosed. The electronic device includes: a first communication unit for receiving data for upgrade from outside the electronic device; and a main controller for receiving the data from the first communication unit to retransmit the data or to perform a predetermined function using the data. The main controller transmits the data ...