ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,246,595, issued on March 11, was assigned to TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA INC. (Plano, Texas).
"Variable viewing angle displays for vehicles" was invented by Michael R. Kushnerik (The Colony, Texas).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Systems and methods of distracted driving reduction are provided which respond to vehicle display-related driver distraction by adjusting the viewing angle of the vehicle display so that the driver's visual perception of the vehicle display is reduced. In other words, the driver may no longer be able to view the vehicle display with acceptable visual performance. Accordingly, examples can reduce driver distraction...