ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 15 -- United States Patent no. 12,739,150, issued on Sept. 15, was assigned to TOYOTA MOTOR ENGINEERING & MANUFACTURING NORTH AMERICA INC. (Plano, Texas) and TOYOTA JIDOSHA K.K. (Japan).

"Methods, systems, and devices for simulating a connection between a vehicle connector and an accessory system" was invented by Coh L. Yoshizaki (Wixom, Mich.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Methods, systems, and devices for simulating a connection between a vehicle and an accessory system. A system may include a bus connector configured to connect with the accessory system. The system may include a plurality of transceivers and one or more microprocessors (MCUs) electrically connected t...