ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 24 -- United States Patent no. 12,585,458, issued on March 24, was assigned to TOYOTA JIDOSHA K.K. (Toyota, Japan).

"Server, software update system, distribution method, and non-transitory storage medium" was invented by Yusuke Takatsuna (Ama, Japan).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A server is configured to distribute update data for software for an electronic control unit mounted on a vehicle. The server includes: a storage device that stores device identification information in which information that specifies a communication module mounted on the vehicle and information that specifies a portable terminal configured to communicate with an update control device mounted o...