ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,352,289, issued on July 8, was assigned to TOYOTA JIDOSHA K.K. (Toyota, Japan).

"Control device, vehicle, control method, and computer readable memory medium storing control program" was invented by Junichiro Tamao (Nagoya, Japan) and Hiromi Yamanashi (Toyota, Japan).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A control device is provided with a control section that operates an apparatus on board a vehicle and controls a first frequency, which relates to an operation sound of the apparatus, such that the first frequency corresponds with a second frequency, which relates to an ambient sound in the vehicle."

The patent was filed on July 11, 2023, under ...