ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 26 -- United States Patent no. 12,233,792, issued on Feb. 25, was assigned to TOYOTA JIDOSHA K.K. (Toyota, Japan).
"In-vehicle device and control method" was invented by Takayuki Hatori (Nagakute, Japan) and Takuma Katoh (Toyota, Japan).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An in-vehicle device that provides a predetermined function to a passenger of a vehicle, the in-vehicle device comprises an operation element that is a hardware interface; and a controller comprising at least one processor configured to perform output a signal for supplying power to an accessory power supply system of the vehicle, in a case where operation is performed on the operation element."
The patent w...