ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,497,005, issued on Dec. 16, was assigned to HL Klemove Corp. (Incheon, South Korea).

"Apparatus and method for assisting driving of host vehicle" was invented by JinHwan Jeong (Seoul, South Korea).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present disclosure relates to a system for controlling proper departure of a vehicle on a crosswalk using a parking assistance system, and provides a system for controlling proper departure of a vehicle on a crosswalk, the system comprising: a surround view camera used for parking assistance by photographing objects from all directions of the vehicle; a recognition part for recognizing a crosswalk, a color of a...