ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 30 -- United States Patent no. 12,427,885, issued on Sept. 30, was assigned to TOYOTA JIDOSHA K.K. (Toyota, Japan).

"Vehicle control device" was invented by Keiichi Fujiura (Nisshin, Japan).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The vehicle control device includes a processor, and the processor determines whether or not the vehicle is parked in the charging station area, and if the processor determines that the vehicle is parked in the charging station area, performs wireless data transmission/reception processing. Hold."

The patent was filed on Jan. 30, 2024, under Application No. 18/426,733.

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