ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 23 -- United States Patent no. 12,367,755, issued on July 22, was assigned to TOYOTA JIDOSHA K.K. (Toyota, Japan).
"Notification device" was invented by Ryota Nakanishi (Obu, Japan).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A notification device, comprising a processor, wherein the processor is configured to receive an abnormality notification from an occupant of a vehicle, and in a case in which the abnormality notification has been received, notify a third party of vehicle information including position information of the vehicle and an image of surroundings of the vehicle, which are stored at the vehicle, and notify the third party that the vehicle is in an abnormal situation."
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