ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 23 -- United States Patent no. 12,503,002, issued on Dec. 23, was assigned to TOYOTA JIDOSHA K.K. (Toyota, Japan).

"Electrified vehicle and electrified vehicle system with communication standard compatibility control" was invented by Daisuke Tsutsumi (Nagoya, Japan).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An electrified vehicle and a system of the electrified vehicle can perform power control including either or both of charging from a power station compatible with at least one version of a predetermined communication standard and power supply to the power station. The electrified vehicle includes a communication unit compatible with a plurality of the versions of the predetermine...