ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,462,542, issued on Nov. 4, was assigned to TOYOTA JIDOSHA K.K. (Toyota, Japan).

"Information processing method" was invented by Mitsuhiro Mabuchi (Edogawa-ku Tokyo-to, Japan).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An information processing method generates a learned model for image recognition, wherein a learning model includes a plurality of first models and a second model that is different from the first models. The information processing method includes: dividing an image that is to be used in learning into a plurality of patches; inputting each of the divided plurality of patches into a respective model of the plurality of first models, the re...