ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,388,342, issued on Aug. 12, was assigned to Sharp NEC Display Solutions Ltd (Tokyo).

"Electronic apparatus, display device, and voltage management method" was invented by Akira Shinoda (Tokyo).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A reference voltage generator configured to be supplied with a first voltage from an external device and to generate a reference voltage which is a voltage lower than a second voltage which is a voltage higher than the first voltage supplied from the external device on the basis of the second voltage through negotiation with the external device; a determiner configured to determine a magnitude relationship between the ...