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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 09, 2025
Filed:
Sep. 14, 2023
Applicants:
Hyundai Motor Company, Seoul, KR;
Kia Corporation, Seoul, KR;
Inventors:
Young Koo Kang, Yongin-si, KR;
Tae Hee Kim, Seoul, KR;
Assignees:
HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, Seoul, KR;
KIA CORPORATION, Seoul, KR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60W 50/04 (2006.01); B60R 16/023 (2006.01); B60W 10/02 (2006.01); B60W 10/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60W 50/045 (2013.01); B60R 16/0231 (2013.01); B60W 10/02 (2013.01); B60W 10/04 (2013.01); B60W 2556/45 (2020.02);
Abstract
An apparatus and a method are for determining a specification of an option-in-vehicle. The apparatus includes an input part that receives a vehicle identification number (VIN), a receiver that receives a message through a vehicle network, and a controller. The controller monitors reception of the message as the VIN is received and determines the specification of the option-in-vehicle based on the message.