ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 2 -- United States Patent no. 12,267,888, issued on April 1, was assigned to PANASONIC AVIONICS Corp. (Irvine, Calif.).
"Automatic pairing between wireless electronic devices and in-vehicle entertainment system" was invented by Philip A. Fanara (La Habra, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An apparatus for assisting a pairing operation is provided. The apparatus comprises: a processor included in an intermediate device in communication with a source device to which a wireless electronic device is to be wirelessly connected through the pairing operation; and a storage included in the intermediate device and in communication with the processor, the storage configured t...