ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 18 -- United States Patent no. 12,710,855, issued on Aug. 18, was assigned to TOYOTA JIDOSHA K.K. (Aichi-Ken, Japan).

"Acquiring vehicle information and displaying the acquired vehicle information in a code" was invented by Boris Kurtis Bignumb-Bi-Kumb (Tokyo).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method for acquiring vehicle information. A menu is presented in a user interface of an infotainment system of a vehicle for acquiring vehicle information. Vehicle information is selected via the menu to obtain from memory associated with at least one electronic control unit. Vehicle information obtained based on the selecting of the vehicle information via the menu is received. A co...