ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,333,938, issued on June 17, was assigned to TOYOTA JIDOSHA K.K. (Toyota, Japan).

"Information processing device" was invented by Kazuki Matsumoto (Ogaki, Japan).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "In the information processing device according to the present disclosure, the control unit receives a first request requesting information on a second vehicle having a power supply function from a first terminal corresponding to the first vehicle. The control unit acquires the parked location of the second vehicle and the first information on the surroundings of the second vehicle, triggered by the reception of the first information. The control unit...