ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 5 -- United States Patent no. 12,700,203, issued on Aug. 4, was assigned to PANASONIC AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS Co. LTD. (Kanagawa, Japan).

"Information processing apparatus, information processing method, and recording medium" was invented by Atsushi Hirai (Tokyo To, Japan).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An information processing apparatus includes a processor connected to a memory. The processor receives, from a camera, an image obtained by imaging a user being an operator. The processor sets, within an imaging range of the camera, a virtual operation region for receiving an operation onto a device. The processor detects a hand of the user on the basis of the image. The proces...