ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 23 -- United States Patent no. 12,420,741, issued on Sept. 23, was assigned to TOYOTA JIDOSHA K.K. (Toyota, Japan).

"Vehicle, security control method for vehicle, and storage medium storing program used for security control for vehicle" was invented by Tomonari Sawada (Nagoya, Japan).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A security system includes a camera, an illuminator, and a controller. The controller determines whether a first condition is met. The first condition includes a requirement that a moving object has been detected within a first range while a vehicle is parked. The controller determines whether a second condition is met. The second condition includes a requireme...