ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 14 -- United States Patent no. 12,680,242, issued on July 14, was assigned to MoveAWheel Inc. (Daejeon, South Korea).
"Device and method for estimating and managing road surface types using sound signals" was invented by Min Hyun Kim (Daejeon, South Korea).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "According to various embodiments, an electronic device for classifying a road surface using a sound signal and a road surface classification method using the same are disclosed. In addition, a device and method for managing a road surface through road surface classification are disclosed. Meanwhile, a method for installing an infrastructure for implementing a road surface classification me...