ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,501,172, issued on Dec. 16, was assigned to TOYOTA JIDOSHA K.K. (Toyota, Japan).

"Infrared light projection control apparatus, infrared light projection control method, and computer-readable storage medium storing infrared light projection control program" was invented by Sho Horiuchi (Nagoya, Japan).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An infrared light projection control apparatus controls a projection of infrared light from an infrared light projection device which is mounted on a vehicle and projects the infrared light onto at least a part of a surrounding of the vehicle. The infrared light projection control apparatus acquires capturing co...