ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 26 -- United States Patent no. 12,261,674, issued on March 25, was assigned to SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES LTD. (Osaka, Japan).

"Mobile relay station, mobile communication system, and control method of mobile relay station" was invented by Koichiro Kitagawa (Osaka, Japan).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An apparatus according to an aspect of the present disclosure is a mobile relay station mounted on a vehicle, including: an antenna system capable of transmitting and receiving radio waves both inside and outside the vehicle; and a wireless control station capable of controlling directivity of the antenna system and having a function of switching between a first relay mod...