ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 14 -- United States Patent no. 12,679,208, issued on July 14, was assigned to Hyundai Mobis Co. Ltd. (Seoul, South Korea).
"Cockpit system and vehicle therefor" was invented by Kyung Hoon Kim (Seongnam-si, South Korea).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A cockpit system and a vehicle thereof are provided. The cockpit includes: a front display disposed in front of a driver's seat and a passenger seat of the vehicle, the front display including display areas and a shy button included in at least one of the display areas; a camera to monitor the driver's seat or the passenger seat; and a controller that determines whether an occupant is in the driver's seat or the passenger seat...