US Patent Issued to TOYOTA JIDOSHA on Sept. 1 for "Vehicle" (Japanese Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 1 -- United States Patent no. 12,722,488, issued on Sept. 1, was assigned to TOYOTA JIDOSHA K.K. (Toyota, Japan).

"Vehicle" was invented by Keisuke Komori (Okazaki, Japan), Hideki Tamoto (Toyota, Japan) and Yusuke Saigo (Toyota, Japan).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The vehicle includes a display (navigation screen and HUD) and a processor that causes the display to display panoramic images indicative of the surroundings of the vehicle, such that the vehicle is captured from above the vehicle. The panoramic image includes an icon that is superimposed on the panoramic image and indicates the positions of the plurality of wheels, and a recommended route that is superimpose...