EP1065642A2
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Vehicle drive assist system
Assignee: Denso Ten Ltd
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Filing: 2000-06-22
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Granted: —
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Expires: 2020-06-22
Abstract
Abstract A vehicle drive assist system comprising a camera (10) for picking up an image of an area existing in an advancing direction of a vehicle; display means (4) for displaying the image picked up by the camera; steering angle detecting means (12) for detecting a steering angle for steering the vehicle; traveling path predicting means (20) for predicting a traveling path of the vehicle on the basis of the steering angle detected by the steering angle detecting means; and drive assist means for overlaying on the display means drive assist information containing the vehicle predictive traveling path predicted by the traveling path predicting means and guide lines prolonged from the lines defining the width of the vehicle body on the image of the area existing in the vehicle advancing direction.
Inventors
- 👤 Toshihiro Fujitsu Ten Limited Shimizu
- 👤 Kazuhiro Fujitsu Ten Limited Sakiyama
- 👤 Kazuya Fujitsu Ten Limited Sako
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
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Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-26 03:42
CPC Classifications
B; B60; B60Q; B60Q1/00; B60Q1/0017; B60Q1/0023; B60K; B60K35/00; B60K35/10; B60K35/20; B60K35/21; B60K35/22; B60K35/26; B60K35/265; B60K35/28; B60K35/80; B60K35/81; B60Q1/26; B60Q1/48; B60Q1/484; B60Q9/00; B60Q9/002; B60Q9/004; B60Q9/005; B60Q9/007; B60R; B60R1/00; B60R1/20; B60R1/22; B60R1/28; B62; B62D; B62D15/00; B62D15/02; B62D15/027; B62D15/0275; B62D15/028; G; G01; G01C; G01C21/00; G01C21/005; G01C21/26; G01C21/34; G01C21/36; G01C21/3602; B60K2360/00; B60K2360/11; B60K2360/16; B60K2360/179; B60K2360/20; B60K2360/21; B60R2300/00; B60R2300/10; B60R2300/102; B60R2300/103; B60R2300/105; B60R2300/106; B60R2300/20; B60R2300/207; B60R2300/30; B60R2300/301; B60R2300/302; B60R2300/303; B60R2300/304; B60R2300/305; B60R2300/306; B60R2300/60; B60R2300/607; B60R2300/70; B60R2300/80; B60R2300/8053; B60R2300/806; B60R2300/8086; B60T; B60T2201/00; B60T2201/10; B60T2210/00; B60T2210/30; B60T2210/32; B60W; B60W50/00; B60W50/08; B60W50/14; B60W2050/146; B60W30/00; B60W30/06
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 110
Claim 1
Independent Claim
126 words
A vehicle drive assist system comprising: a camera for picking up an image of an area existing in
an advancing direction of a vehicle; display means for displaying the image picked up by the
camera; steering angle detecting means for detecting a steering
angle for steering the vehicle; traveling path predicting means for predicting a
traveling path of the vehicle on the basis of the steering angle
detected by the steering angle detecting means; and drive assist means for overlaying on the display means
drive assist information containing the vehicle predictive
traveling path predicted by the traveling path predicting means
and guide lines prolonged from the lines defining the width
of the vehicle body on the image of the area existing in the
vehicle advancing direction.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
126 words
A vehicle drive assist system comprising: a camera for picking up an image of an area existing in
an advancing direction of a vehicle; display means for displaying the image picked up by the
camera; steering angle detecting means for detecting a steering
angle for steering the vehicle; traveling path predicting means for predicting a
traveling path of the vehicle on the basis of the steering angle
detected by the steering angle detecting means; and drive assist means for overlaying on the display means
drive assist information containing the vehicle predictive
traveling path predicted by the traveling path predicting means
and guide lines prolonged from the lines defining the width
of the vehicle body on the image of the area existing in the
vehicle advancing direction.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
25 words
The vehicle drive assist device according to claim
1, wherein the drive assist means selects a display of the
predictive traveling path and/or guide lines.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
36 words
The vehicle drive assist device according to claim
2, wherein the drive assist means varies a brightness of the
display of the predictive traveling path and/or guide lines
in accordance with a brightness of the environment.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
38 words
The vehicle drive assist device according to claim
2, wherein the drive assist means varies a color arrangement
of a display of the predictive traveling path and/or guide lines
in accordance with a color arrangement of the environment.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
61 words
The vehicle drive assist device according to claim
2, wherein the vehicle includes a brightness sensor for sensing
a brightness of the environment to select an illumination
system, and the drive assist means varies a brightness or a
color arrangement of a display of the predictive traveling path
and/or guide lines in accordance with a brightness sensed by
the brightness sensor.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
43 words
The vehicle drive assist device according to claim
2, wherein the drive assist means varies a color arrangement
of a display of the predictive traveling path and/or guide lines
in accordance with a background color of an image picked up
by the camera.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
130 words
The vehicle drive assist device according to any
Of claims 2 to 6, wherein the drive assist means comprising: parking drive judging means for judging whether or not
the drive of the vehicle is a parking drive; parking end judging means for judging whether or not the
parking drive ends, when the parking drive judging means judges
that the vehicle drive is the parking drive; storing means for storing a select condition for
displaying the predictive traveling path and/or guide lines,
when the parking end judging means judges that the parking drive
ends; and select means, when the parking drive judging means judges
that the vehicle drive is a parking drive, for selecting a
display condition of the drive assist information in accordance
with the contents of the storing means.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
50 words
The vehicle drive assist device according to any
of claims 1 to 7, wherein the camera picks up an image by a
wide angle field, and the drive assist means displays the guide
lines curved in accordance with a distortion of the wide angle
image picked up by the camera.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
33 words
The vehicle drive assist device according to any
of claims 1 to 8, wherein the drive assist means displays the
predictive traveling path and/or guide lines except the
portions thereof near the vehicle.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
36 words
The vehicle drive assist device according to any
of claims 1 to 8, wherein the drive assist means displays the
predictive traveling path and/or guide lines such that the
portions thereof near the vehicle are broadened.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
48 words
The vehicle drive assist device according to any
of claims 1 to 10, wherein the drive assist means displays a
line indicative of a stop position of the vehicle at a position
on the predictive traveling path and/or guide lines, where the
line is located near the vehicle.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
26 words
The vehicle drive assist device according to any
of claims 1 to 11, wherein the drive assist means displays the
guide lines when braking is effected.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
28 words
The vehicle drive assist device according to any
of claims 1 to 12, wherein the drive assist means displays the
guide lines in the form of dotted lines.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
58 words
The vehicle drive assist device according to any
of claims 1 to 13, further comprising: an obstacle sensor for detecting presence or absence of
an obstructive object on a vehicle traveling path, wherein the drive assist varies a length of the guide
lines in accordance with a distance ranging to an obstructive
object detected by the obstacle sensor.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
40 words
The vehicle drive assist device according to any
of claims 1 to 14, wherein the drive assist means displays the
guide lines in a state that the width of the guide lines is
wider than the width of the vehicle.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
107 words
A vehicle drive assist system comprising; a camera for picking up an image of an area existing in
the advancing direction of a vehicle; display means for displaying the image picked up by the
camera; reverse gear mode detecting means for detecting as to
whether or not a transmission of the vehicle is set to a reverse
gear mode; and drive assist means, when the reverse gear mode detecting
means judges that the transmission is set to the reverse gear
mode, for changing a display by the display means and informing
a driver that the transmission is in a reverse gear mode,
thereby effecting the drive assist.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
107 words
A vehicle drive assist system comprising; a camera for picking up an image of an area existing in
the advancing direction of a vehicle; display means for displaying the image picked up by the
camera; reverse gear mode detecting means for detecting as to
whether or not a transmission of the vehicle is set to a reverse
gear mode; and drive assist means, when the reverse gear mode detecting
means judges that the transmission is set to the reverse gear
mode, for changing a display by the display means and informing
a driver that the transmission is in a reverse gear mode,
thereby effecting the drive assist.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
84 words
A vehicle drive assist system comprising; a camera for picking up an image of an area existing in
an advancing direction of a vehicle; display means for displaying the image picked up by the
camera; an obstacle sensor for detecting presence or absence of
an obstructive object in a backward area of the vehicle; drive assist means, when an obstructive object is
detected by the obstacle sensor, informing a driver of presence
of an obstructive object by changing a display by the display
means.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
84 words
A vehicle drive assist system comprising; a camera for picking up an image of an area existing in
an advancing direction of a vehicle; display means for displaying the image picked up by the
camera; an obstacle sensor for detecting presence or absence of
an obstructive object in a backward area of the vehicle; drive assist means, when an obstructive object is
detected by the obstacle sensor, informing a driver of presence
of an obstructive object by changing a display by the display
means.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
28 words
The vehicle drive assist device according to claim
16 or 17, wherein the drive assist means displays information
in the form of character telop for the drive assist.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
29 words
The vehicle drive assist device according to claim
16 or 17, wherein the drive assist means displays information
in the form of a color change of the entire display.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
115 words
A vehicle drive assist system comprising; a camera for picking up an image of an area existing in
an advancing direction of a vehicle; display means for displaying the image picked up by the
camera; drive assist means for detecting a drive condition and
judging whether or not the drive mode is a parking drive mode,
the drive assist means, when the drive mode is a parking drive
mode, for causing the display means to display the image picked
up by the camera and an image for parking drive assist; and safety check means for displaying on the image for the
parking drive assist a telop to urge a driver to make a safety
check.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
115 words
A vehicle drive assist system comprising; a camera for picking up an image of an area existing in
an advancing direction of a vehicle; display means for displaying the image picked up by the
camera; drive assist means for detecting a drive condition and
judging whether or not the drive mode is a parking drive mode,
the drive assist means, when the drive mode is a parking drive
mode, for causing the display means to display the image picked
up by the camera and an image for parking drive assist; and safety check means for displaying on the image for the
parking drive assist a telop to urge a driver to make a safety
check.
Claim 25
Dependent Claim
126 words
A vehicle parking assist device comprising: a camera for picking up an image of a backward area of
a vehicle; display means for displaying the image picked up by the
camera; obstacle sensor for detecting presence or absence of an
obstacle in the backward area of the vehicle; drive assist means for detecting a drive condition and
checking if the vehicle backs for parking, the drive assist
means, when the vehicle backs, for displaying drive assist
information for parking; and safety check means for checking the parking drive ends
on the basis of the result of the obstacle detection by the
obstacle sensor, and when the parking drive ends, the safety
check means for causing the display means to display the end
of the parking drive.
Claim 26
Dependent Claim
126 words
A vehicle parking assist device comprising: a camera for picking up an image of a backward area of
a vehicle; display means for displaying the image picked up by the
camera; obstacle sensor for detecting presence or absence of an
obstacle in the backward area of the vehicle; drive assist means for detecting a drive condition and
checking if the vehicle backs for parking, the drive assist
means, when the vehicle backs, for displaying drive assist
information for parking; and safety check means for checking the parking drive ends
on the basis of the result of the obstacle detection by the
obstacle sensor, and when the parking drive ends, the safety
check means for causing the display means to display the end
of the parking drive.
Claim 27
Dependent Claim
92 words
A vehicle parking assist device comprising: a camera for picking up an image of a backward area of
a vehicle; display means for displaying the image picked up by the
camera; reverse gear mode detecting means for judging whether
transmission of the vehicle is set to a reverse gear mode; and drive assist means, when the reverse gear mode detecting
means judges that the transmission is set to the reverse gear
mode, for limiting a speed of the vehicle to a preset upper
limit value or lower, thereby effecting the drive assist.
Claim 28
Dependent Claim
92 words
A vehicle parking assist device comprising: a camera for picking up an image of a backward area of
a vehicle; display means for displaying the image picked up by the
camera; reverse gear mode detecting means for judging whether
transmission of the vehicle is set to a reverse gear mode; and drive assist means, when the reverse gear mode detecting
means judges that the transmission is set to the reverse gear
mode, for limiting a speed of the vehicle to a preset upper
limit value or lower, thereby effecting the drive assist.
Claim 29
Dependent Claim
79 words
A vehicle parking assist device comprising: a camera for picking up an image of a backward area of
a vehicle; display means for displaying the image picked up by the
camera; obstacle sensor for sensing presence or absence of an
obstacle in a backward area of the vehicle; and drive assist means, when the obstacle sensor detects the
obstacle, for limiting a speed of the vehicle to a preset upper
limit value or lower, thereby effecting the drive assist.
Claim 30
Dependent Claim
79 words
A vehicle parking assist device comprising: a camera for picking up an image of a backward area of
a vehicle; display means for displaying the image picked up by the
camera; obstacle sensor for sensing presence or absence of an
obstacle in a backward area of the vehicle; and drive assist means, when the obstacle sensor detects the
obstacle, for limiting a speed of the vehicle to a preset upper
limit value or lower, thereby effecting the drive assist.
Claim 31
Dependent Claim
91 words
The vehicle parking assist device comprising: a camera for picking up an image of a backward area of
a vehicle; display means for displaying the image picked up by the
camera; reverse gear mode detecting means for judging
transmission of the vehicle is set to a reverse gear mode; and drive assist means, when the reverse gear mode detecting
means judges that the transmission is set to the reverse gear
mode, for changing an illumination direction of a lamp
illuminating the backward area of the vehicle, thereby
effecting the drive assist.
Claim 32
Dependent Claim
91 words
The vehicle parking assist device comprising: a camera for picking up an image of a backward area of
a vehicle; display means for displaying the image picked up by the
camera; reverse gear mode detecting means for judging
transmission of the vehicle is set to a reverse gear mode; and drive assist means, when the reverse gear mode detecting
means judges that the transmission is set to the reverse gear
mode, for changing an illumination direction of a lamp
illuminating the backward area of the vehicle, thereby
effecting the drive assist.
Claim 33
Dependent Claim
15 words
The vehicle drive assist device according to claim
24, wherein the lamp is optionally installed.
Claim 34
Dependent Claim
70 words
The vehicle drive assist device according to any
of claims 1 to 25, the vehicle drive assist device mounted in
the vehicle having a car-carried device including a navigation
device and/or audio device, the vehicle drive assist device
further comprising: select means for causing the display means to selectively
display the image from the camera and the image from the drive
assist means or an image from the car-carried device.
Claim 35
Dependent Claim
68 words
A vehicle parking assist device comprising: a camera for picking up an image of an area existing in
a vehicle; display means for displaying the image picked up by the
camera; and drive assist means for switching drive assist information
for parking overlaid on the image displayed by the display means
between the drive assist information of a normal parking mode
and that of a series parking mode.
Claim 36
Dependent Claim
68 words
A vehicle parking assist device comprising: a camera for picking up an image of an area existing in
a vehicle; display means for displaying the image picked up by the
camera; and drive assist means for switching drive assist information
for parking overlaid on the image displayed by the display means
between the drive assist information of a normal parking mode
and that of a series parking mode.
Claim 37
Dependent Claim
50 words
The vehicle drive assist device according to claim
27, wherein the drive assist means selects the drive assist
information of a series parking mode when the turning on of
a winker lamp or a hazard lamp and the shifting of the
transmission to the reverse gear mode are simultaneously
performed.
Claim 38
Dependent Claim
115 words
The vehicle drive assist device according to claim
27 or 28, the vehicle drive assist device mounted in the vehicle
having a navigation device, wherein the drive assist means for judging whether a
parking position in which the vehicle is to be parked is in
a parking lot or on a road on the basis of the present position
of the vehicle derived from the navigation device, and the drive
assist means for selecting the drive assist information of the
normal parking mode when the parking position is in the parking
lot, the drive assist means for selecting the drive assist
information of the series parking mode when the parking
position is on the road.
Claim 39
Dependent Claim
47 words
The vehicle drive assist device according to any
of claims 27 to 29, wherein the drive assist means for selecting
the drive assist information of the normal parking mode or the
series parking mode in accordance with a change of a steering
angle for steering the vehicle.
Claim 40
Dependent Claim
82 words
A vehicle parking assist device comprising: a plurality of cameras to cover different photographing
areas from each other, thereby to pick up a scene around the
vehicle; display means for displaying images picked up by the
cameras, the display means having a display screen; and drive assist means for dividing the display screen of
the display means into a plurality of display areas, and
displaying the images by the plurality of cameras on the display
areas divided, thereby effecting a drive assist.
Claim 41
Dependent Claim
82 words
A vehicle parking assist device comprising: a plurality of cameras to cover different photographing
areas from each other, thereby to pick up a scene around the
vehicle; display means for displaying images picked up by the
cameras, the display means having a display screen; and drive assist means for dividing the display screen of
the display means into a plurality of display areas, and
displaying the images by the plurality of cameras on the display
areas divided, thereby effecting a drive assist.
Claim 42
Dependent Claim
44 words
The vehicle drive assist device according to claim
31, further comprising: drive condition detecting means for detecting a vehicle
drive condition, wherein the drive assist means selectively changes a
display in accordance with the vehicle drive condition detected
by the drive condition detecting means.
Claim 43
Dependent Claim
41 words
The vehicle drive assist device according to claim
31 or 32, wherein the drive assist means overlays the vehicle
in simplified form on the images picked up by the plurality
of cameras and displayed on the screen of the display means.
Claim 44
Dependent Claim
36 words
The vehicle drive assist device according to any
of claims 31 to 33, wherein the drive assist means moves a
display position of the vehicle on the display screen according
to an image from the camera.
Claim 45
Dependent Claim
35 words
The vehicle drive assist device according to claim
33 or 34, wherein the drive assist means operates to display
directions and photographing areas covered by the cameras when
the vehicle is displayed in simplified form.
Claim 46
Dependent Claim
81 words
The vehicle drive assist device according to any
of claims 31 to 35, the vehicle drive assist device mounted
in the vehicle having a car-carried device including a
navigation device and/or audio device, wherein the drive assist means for dividing the display
screen of the display means into a plurality of segmental
display areas, and the images from the plurality of cameras
and an image from the car-carried device are displayed on the
segmental display areas, thereby effecting the drive assist.
Claim 47
Dependent Claim
38 words
The vehicle drive assist device according to any
of claims 31 to 36, wherein the drive assist means changes the
images from the plurality of cameras to be displayed on the
display screen at a predetermined time interval.
Claim 48
Dependent Claim
21 words
The vehicle drive assist device according to claim
37, wherein the drive assist means uses a wipe to change the
images.
Claim 49
Dependent Claim
57 words
The vehicle drive assist device according to any
of claims 31 to 38, wherein one of the plurality of cameras
is for picking up a scene of a side area of the vehicle, and
the drive assist means operates to display a side image
concerning a direction indicator, being interconnected with
an operation of the direction indicator.
Claim 50
Dependent Claim
40 words
The vehicle drive assist device according to any
of claims 31 to 39, wherein the drive assist means changes the
images one to another in accordance with a steering angle of
turn of a steering wheel for steering the vehicle.
Claim 51
Dependent Claim
35 words
The vehicle drive assist device according to claim
40, wherein the drive assist means changes a condition of
dividing the screen of the display means in accordance with
a steering angle of the steering wheel.
Claim 52
Dependent Claim
56 words
The vehicle drive assist device according to any
of claims 31 to 41, further comprising an obstacle sensor for
detecting presence or absence of an obstacle on a vehicle
traveling path, wherein when the obstacle sensor detects the obstacle,
the drive assist means causes the display means to display a
sensing direction of the obstacle sensor.
Claim 53
Dependent Claim
41 words
The vehicle drive assist device according to claim
42, wherein when the obstacle sensor detects an obstacle, the
drive assist means causes the display means to display an image
from the camera picking up a sensing direction of the obstacle
sensor.
Claim 54
Dependent Claim
60 words
The vehicle drive assist device according to claim
42, wherein when the obstacle sensor detects the obstacle, the
drive assist means causes the display means to shift a display
position of the image from the camera picking up the sensing
direction of the obstacle sensor, to the center of the screen
of the display means or to expand the display.
Claim 55
Dependent Claim
37 words
The vehicle drive assist device according to any
of claims 42 to 44, wherein the drive assist means causes the
display means to overlay an alarm on a display of the sensing
direction of the obstacle sensor.
Claim 56
Dependent Claim
48 words
The vehicle drive assist device according to any
of claims 31 to 45, wherein when adjacent images of the cameras
adjacently disposed are simultaneously displayed, the drive
assist means adjusts the display areas and positions of the
adjacent images to connect the adjacent images continuously
with each other.
Claim 57
Dependent Claim
43 words
The vehicle drive assist device according to any
of claims 31 to 46, wherein the plurality of cameras are
disposed to take scenes of the front, front left, front right,
back or rear left and back or rear right areas of the vehicle.
Claim 58
Dependent Claim
124 words
The vehicle drive assist device according to claim
47, wherein the drive assist means divides the display screen
of the display means into upper and lower display areas, and
causes the display means to display an image in front of the
vehicle on the central region of the upper portion of the screen,
images of front left and front right images on the left and
right display areas of the upper display area, and an image
of the rear area of the vehicle on the central area of the lower
display area of the display screen, images of the rear left
and rear right on the left and right display areas of the lower
display area of the display screen of the display means.
Claim 59
Dependent Claim
33 words
The vehicle drive assist device according to claim
47, wherein the drive assist means causes the display means
to display an image selected from the images picked up by the
plurality of cameras.
Claim 60
Dependent Claim
36 words
The vehicle drive assist device according to claim
47, wherein the drive assist means causes the display means
to display the images output from the plurality of cameras
having the photographing areas successively in scrolling
manner.
Claim 61
Dependent Claim
39 words
The vehicle drive assist device according to any
of claims 31 to 50, wherein the display means includes a touch
panel, and the drive assist means changes an image display
condition according to an input to the touch panel.
Claim 62
Dependent Claim
58 words
The vehicle drive assist device according to claim
51, wherein according to the input to the touch panel, the drive
assist means enlarges and displays an image at an input position
at a predetermined time, and after the predetermined time
elapses, the drive assist means put back the image enlarged
and displays the image on the display screen.
Claim 63
Dependent Claim
56 words
A vehicle parking assist device comprising: a camera for picking up an image in a frontward area of
a vehicle; storing means for reading and string the image picked
up by the camera; and drive assist means for acquiring information for a
vehicle drive assist on the basis of the image stored in the
storing means.
Claim 64
Dependent Claim
56 words
A vehicle parking assist device comprising: a camera for picking up an image in a frontward area of
a vehicle; storing means for reading and string the image picked
up by the camera; and drive assist means for acquiring information for a
vehicle drive assist on the basis of the image stored in the
storing means.
Claim 65
Dependent Claim
20 words
The vehicle drive assist device according to claim
53, further comprising display means for displaying the image
from the camera.
Claim 66
Dependent Claim
38 words
A vehicle drive assist device according to claim
53 or 54, further comprising vehicle detecting means for
detecting an other vehicle forcibly running into a place in
front of the vehicle by processing the image from the camera.
Claim 67
Dependent Claim
76 words
A vehicle parking assist device comprising: a camera attached to the top of a vehicle, the camera
for picking up an image around the vehicle as viewed from the
top of the vehicle; display means for displaying the image picked up by the
camera; and drive assist means for detecting a limit of a vehicle
height from the image picked up by the camera, and informing
a driver of the detection result as drive assist information.
Claim 68
Dependent Claim
76 words
A vehicle parking assist device comprising: a camera attached to the top of a vehicle, the camera
for picking up an image around the vehicle as viewed from the
top of the vehicle; display means for displaying the image picked up by the
camera; and drive assist means for detecting a limit of a vehicle
height from the image picked up by the camera, and informing
a driver of the detection result as drive assist information.
Claim 69
Dependent Claim
110 words
A vehicle parking assist device comprising: a camera for picking up an image in frontward and backward
areas of a vehicle; display means for displaying an image picked up by the
camera; running condition detecting means for detecting running
condition of the vehicle; and drive assist means for carrying out drive assist in
accordance with running conditions detected by the running
condition detecting means in such a manner that in a normal
running, the display means displays an image of the frontward
area of the vehicle, and in a backward running, the display
means displays more brightly an image of the backward area than
an image of the forward area.
Claim 70
Dependent Claim
110 words
A vehicle parking assist device comprising: a camera for picking up an image in frontward and backward
areas of a vehicle; display means for displaying an image picked up by the
camera; running condition detecting means for detecting running
condition of the vehicle; and drive assist means for carrying out drive assist in
accordance with running conditions detected by the running
condition detecting means in such a manner that in a normal
running, the display means displays an image of the frontward
area of the vehicle, and in a backward running, the display
means displays more brightly an image of the backward area than
an image of the forward area.
Claim 71
Dependent Claim
122 words
A vehicle parking assist device comprising: a camera for picking up an image in the frontward and
backward areas of a vehicle; display means for displaying the image picked up by the
camera; running condition detecting means for detecting running
condition of the vehicle; and drive assist means for carrying out drive assist in
accordance with running conditions detected by the running
state detecting means by use of such a display that in a normal
running, the display means displays an image of the frontward
area of the vehicle, and in a backward running, the display
means displays more brightly an image of the backward area than
an image of the forward area, in place of a display frame for
back mirrors.
Claim 72
Dependent Claim
122 words
A vehicle parking assist device comprising: a camera for picking up an image in the frontward and
backward areas of a vehicle; display means for displaying the image picked up by the
camera; running condition detecting means for detecting running
condition of the vehicle; and drive assist means for carrying out drive assist in
accordance with running conditions detected by the running
state detecting means by use of such a display that in a normal
running, the display means displays an image of the frontward
area of the vehicle, and in a backward running, the display
means displays more brightly an image of the backward area than
an image of the forward area, in place of a display frame for
back mirrors.
Claim 73
Dependent Claim
55 words
The vehicle drive assist device according to claim
58, wherein the drive assist means modifies a backward area
image displayed in the display frame for the back mirrors into
an image having a field angle equal to that of the back mirror,
and causes the display means to display the image modified in
field angle.
Claim 74
Dependent Claim
189 words
A vehicle drive assist device comprising: a camera mounted on a vehicle, the camera for picking
up an image of an area existing in an advancing direction of
the vehicle; a steering angle sensor for detecting a steering angle
of the steering wheel of the vehicle; traveling path predicting means for calculating a
predictive traveling path curve depending on a steering angle
detected by the steering angle sensor; drive assist means for assisting a driver in the driving
operation by adding a 3-dimensional information image
containing a height of a vehicle along the predictive traveling
path curve derived from the traveling path predicting means; display means for displaying the image output from the
camera and an image output the drive assist means; and an obstacle sensor for detecting an obstacle existing
in the vehicle advancing direction; wherein the drive assist means changes a display of the
3-dimensional information image at a position on the predictive
traveling path curve, which is close to a position where an
obstructive object is detected by the obstacle sensor, to a
display which is different from displays of the 3-dimensional
image at other positions.
Claim 75
Dependent Claim
189 words
A vehicle drive assist device comprising: a camera mounted on a vehicle, the camera for picking
up an image of an area existing in an advancing direction of
the vehicle; a steering angle sensor for detecting a steering angle
of the steering wheel of the vehicle; traveling path predicting means for calculating a
predictive traveling path curve depending on a steering angle
detected by the steering angle sensor; drive assist means for assisting a driver in the driving
operation by adding a 3-dimensional information image
containing a height of a vehicle along the predictive traveling
path curve derived from the traveling path predicting means; display means for displaying the image output from the
camera and an image output the drive assist means; and an obstacle sensor for detecting an obstacle existing
in the vehicle advancing direction; wherein the drive assist means changes a display of the
3-dimensional information image at a position on the predictive
traveling path curve, which is close to a position where an
obstructive object is detected by the obstacle sensor, to a
display which is different from displays of the 3-dimensional
image at other positions.
Claim 76
Dependent Claim
41 words
A vehicle drive assist device according to claim
60, wherein the drive assist means displays the 3-dimensional
information image in the form of planes each having a
predetermined shape which are arrayed at fixed distances along
the predictive traveling path curve.
Claim 77
Dependent Claim
33 words
The vehicle drive assist device according to claim
60, wherein the drive assist means moves a plane of a
predetermined shape representing a height of the vehicle along
the predictive traveling path curve.
Claim 78
Dependent Claim
35 words
The vehicle drive assist device according to claim
62, wherein the drive assist means stops the plane of a
predetermined shape at a position close to a detection position
where the obstructive object is detected.
Claim 79
Dependent Claim
34 words
The vehicle drive assist device according to any
of claims 60 to 63, wherein the drive assist means changes a
color of the 3-dimensional information image at the position
close to the detection position.
Claim 80
Dependent Claim
40 words
The vehicle drive assist device according to claim
60, wherein the drive assist means displays the 3-dimentional
information image in the form of a simulation image in which
a self vehicle moves in the image picked up by the camera.
Claim 81
Dependent Claim
141 words
A vehicle parking assist device for assisting a
driver in a parking operation comprising: a camera for picking up an image of an area existing in
an advancing direction of a vehicle; parking position detecting means for detecting a target
parking position in which the vehicle is to be parked based
on the image picked up by the camera; steering angle calculating means for calculating a
steering angle necessary for the moving of the vehicle to the
target parking position detected by the parking position
detecting means; steering angle detecting means for detecting a steering
angle of the vehicle; and parking assist means for presenting a steering operation
guide to the driver on the basis of the result of comparing
a steering angle detected by the steering angle detecting means
with a steering angle calculated by the steering angle
calculating means.
Claim 82
Dependent Claim
141 words
A vehicle parking assist device for assisting a
driver in a parking operation comprising: a camera for picking up an image of an area existing in
an advancing direction of a vehicle; parking position detecting means for detecting a target
parking position in which the vehicle is to be parked based
on the image picked up by the camera; steering angle calculating means for calculating a
steering angle necessary for the moving of the vehicle to the
target parking position detected by the parking position
detecting means; steering angle detecting means for detecting a steering
angle of the vehicle; and parking assist means for presenting a steering operation
guide to the driver on the basis of the result of comparing
a steering angle detected by the steering angle detecting means
with a steering angle calculated by the steering angle
calculating means.
Claim 83
Dependent Claim
146 words
The vehicle parking assist device according to
claim 66, further comprising: traveling path predicting means for calculating,
depending on a steering angle, a predictive traveling path
curve along which the vehicle will travel; and touch judging means for judging as to whether or not the
vehicle traveling along the predictive traveling path curve
calculated by the traveling path predicting means will touch
an obstructive object; wherein when a steering angle calculated by the steering
angle calculating means is out of a range of steering angles
within which a steering wheel may be turned for steering or
when the touch judging means judges that the vehicle traveling
along the predictive traveling path curve, which is calculated
by the traveling path predicting means depending on the
steering angle, will touch the obstructive object, the parking
assist means urges the driver to reverse the advancing
direction of the vehicle.
Claim 84
Dependent Claim
100 words
A vehicle parking assist device for assisting a
driver in his parking operation comprising: a camera for picking up a image of an area existing in
an advancing direction of a vehicle; parking space recognizing means for detecting a parking
space in which the vehicle is to be parked, based on the image
picked up by the camera; and parking assist means for judging as to if a parking
stopper for blocking the advancing of the vehicle exists in
the parking space recognized by the parking space recognizing
means and for informing the driver of the result of the
judgement.
Claim 85
Dependent Claim
100 words
A vehicle parking assist device for assisting a
driver in his parking operation comprising: a camera for picking up a image of an area existing in
an advancing direction of a vehicle; parking space recognizing means for detecting a parking
space in which the vehicle is to be parked, based on the image
picked up by the camera; and parking assist means for judging as to if a parking
stopper for blocking the advancing of the vehicle exists in
the parking space recognized by the parking space recognizing
means and for informing the driver of the result of the
judgement.
Claim 86
Dependent Claim
29 words
The vehicle parking assist device according to any
of claims 66 to 68, further comprising voice guide means for
carrying out a guide by the parking assist by voice.
Claim 87
Dependent Claim
30 words
The vehicle parking assist device according to
claim 69, wherein the voice guide means also gives the driver
warning to urge the driver to watch environmental conditions
around the vehicle.
Claim 88
Dependent Claim
32 words
The vehicle parking assist device according to any
of claims 66-70, further comprising display guide means for
visually presenting the guide by the parking assist together
with the image by the camera.
Claim 89
Dependent Claim
109 words
A vehicle parking assist device for assisting a
driver using image information when the driver backs a vehicle
into a parking space, the vehicle parking assist device
comprises: a camera for picking up an image of a backward area of
the vehicle; display means for displaying the image of the backward
area picked up by the camera, the display means having a screen;
and parking assist means for assisting the driver in the
parking using a display on the screen of the display means in
which the guide lines prolonged from the lines defining the
width of the vehicle and distance lines are overlaid on the
backward area image.
Claim 90
Dependent Claim
109 words
A vehicle parking assist device for assisting a
driver using image information when the driver backs a vehicle
into a parking space, the vehicle parking assist device
comprises: a camera for picking up an image of a backward area of
the vehicle; display means for displaying the image of the backward
area picked up by the camera, the display means having a screen;
and parking assist means for assisting the driver in the
parking using a display on the screen of the display means in
which the guide lines prolonged from the lines defining the
width of the vehicle and distance lines are overlaid on the
backward area image.
Claim 91
Dependent Claim
204 words
A vehicle parking assist device for assisting a
driver using image information when the driver backs a vehicle
into a parking space, the vehicle parking assist device
comprises: a camera for picking up a image of a backward area
of the vehicle; display means for displaying the image of the backward
area picked up by the camera, the display means having a screen; a steering angle sensor for detecting a steering angle
of the self vehicle; traveling path predicting means for predicting a
traveling path of the self vehicle on the basis of a steering
angle detected by the steering angle sensor and for calculating
a predictive traveling path curve representing the result of
the prediction; parking position judging means for judging a parking
position at which the self vehicle is to be parked; and parking assist means for effecting a parking assist in
such a way that a length of a predictive traveling path curve
calculated by the traveling path predicting means is adjusted
in accordance with a distance ranging to a parking position
judged by the parking position judging means, and the
predictive traveling path curve length adjusted is overlaid
on a backward area image on the screen of the display means.
Claim 92
Dependent Claim
204 words
A vehicle parking assist device for assisting a
driver using image information when the driver backs a vehicle
into a parking space, the vehicle parking assist device
comprises: a camera for picking up a image of a backward area
of the vehicle; display means for displaying the image of the backward
area picked up by the camera, the display means having a screen; a steering angle sensor for detecting a steering angle
of the self vehicle; traveling path predicting means for predicting a
traveling path of the self vehicle on the basis of a steering
angle detected by the steering angle sensor and for calculating
a predictive traveling path curve representing the result of
the prediction; parking position judging means for judging a parking
position at which the self vehicle is to be parked; and parking assist means for effecting a parking assist in
such a way that a length of a predictive traveling path curve
calculated by the traveling path predicting means is adjusted
in accordance with a distance ranging to a parking position
judged by the parking position judging means, and the
predictive traveling path curve length adjusted is overlaid
on a backward area image on the screen of the display means.
Claim 93
Dependent Claim
168 words
A vehicle parking assist device for assisting a
driver using image information when he backs a vehicle into
a parking space, the vehicle parking assist device comprises: a camera for picking up an image of a backward area
of the vehicle; display means for displaying the image of the backward
area picked up by the camera, the display means having a screen; a steering angle sensor for detecting a steering angle
of the self vehicle; traveling path predicting means for predicting a
traveling path of the roof portion of the self vehicle on the
basis of a steering angle detected by the steering angle sensor
and for calculating a predictive traveling path curve
representing the result of the prediction; and parking assist means for effecting a parking assist in
such a way that a predictive traveling path curve of the roof
portion of the vehicle, which is calculated by the traveling
path predicting means, is overlaid on a backward area image
on the screen of the display means.
Claim 94
Dependent Claim
168 words
A vehicle parking assist device for assisting a
driver using image information when he backs a vehicle into
a parking space, the vehicle parking assist device comprises: a camera for picking up an image of a backward area
of the vehicle; display means for displaying the image of the backward
area picked up by the camera, the display means having a screen; a steering angle sensor for detecting a steering angle
of the self vehicle; traveling path predicting means for predicting a
traveling path of the roof portion of the self vehicle on the
basis of a steering angle detected by the steering angle sensor
and for calculating a predictive traveling path curve
representing the result of the prediction; and parking assist means for effecting a parking assist in
such a way that a predictive traveling path curve of the roof
portion of the vehicle, which is calculated by the traveling
path predicting means, is overlaid on a backward area image
on the screen of the display means.
Claim 95
Dependent Claim
220 words
A vehicle parking assist device for assisting a
driver using image information when he backs a vehicle into
a parking space, the vehicle parking assist device comprises: a camera for picking up an image of a backward area of
the vehicle; display means for displaying the image of the backward
area picked up by the camera, the display means having a screen; a steering angle sensor for detecting a steering angle
of the self vehicle; traveling path predicting means for predicting a
traveling path of the self vehicle on the basis of a steering
angle detected by the steering angle sensor and for calculating
a predictive traveling path curve representing the result of
the prediction; vehicle projection means arranged such that the vehicle
projection means judges if other vehicles park in parking
spaces located adjacent to a parking space under photographing
by the camera, and when other vehicles park therein, the vehicle
projection means calculates a projective line of the vehicle
on the ground; and parking assist means for effecting a parking assist in
such a way that a predictive traveling path curve calculated
by the traveling path predicting means and a projective line
of the vehicle to the ground calculated by the vehicle
projection means are overlaid on a backward area image on the
screen of the display means.
Claim 96
Dependent Claim
220 words
A vehicle parking assist device for assisting a
driver using image information when he backs a vehicle into
a parking space, the vehicle parking assist device comprises: a camera for picking up an image of a backward area of
the vehicle; display means for displaying the image of the backward
area picked up by the camera, the display means having a screen; a steering angle sensor for detecting a steering angle
of the self vehicle; traveling path predicting means for predicting a
traveling path of the self vehicle on the basis of a steering
angle detected by the steering angle sensor and for calculating
a predictive traveling path curve representing the result of
the prediction; vehicle projection means arranged such that the vehicle
projection means judges if other vehicles park in parking
spaces located adjacent to a parking space under photographing
by the camera, and when other vehicles park therein, the vehicle
projection means calculates a projective line of the vehicle
on the ground; and parking assist means for effecting a parking assist in
such a way that a predictive traveling path curve calculated
by the traveling path predicting means and a projective line
of the vehicle to the ground calculated by the vehicle
projection means are overlaid on a backward area image on the
screen of the display means.
Claim 97
Dependent Claim
142 words
A vehicle parking assist device for assisting a
driver using image information when he backs a vehicle into
a parking space, the vehicle parking assist device comprises: a camera for picking up a scene of a backward area of
the vehicle; display means for displaying the image of the backward
area picked up by the camera, the display means having a screen; plane model generating means for generating from the
backward area image picked up by the camera a plane model
containing a parking space in which a self vehicle is to be
parked and the parking spaces located adjacent to the parking
space, together with the self vehicle and other vehicles being
parked; and parking assist means for effecting a parking assist by
displaying a plane model generated by the plane model
generating means on the screen of the display means.
Claim 98
Dependent Claim
142 words
A vehicle parking assist device for assisting a
driver using image information when he backs a vehicle into
a parking space, the vehicle parking assist device comprises: a camera for picking up a scene of a backward area of
the vehicle; display means for displaying the image of the backward
area picked up by the camera, the display means having a screen; plane model generating means for generating from the
backward area image picked up by the camera a plane model
containing a parking space in which a self vehicle is to be
parked and the parking spaces located adjacent to the parking
space, together with the self vehicle and other vehicles being
parked; and parking assist means for effecting a parking assist by
displaying a plane model generated by the plane model
generating means on the screen of the display means.
Claim 99
Dependent Claim
36 words
A vehicle parking assist device according to claim
76, wherein the parking assist means displays an image on the
screen of the display means so that the backward direction of
the self vehicle is oriented downward.
Claim 100
Dependent Claim
54 words
The vehicle parking assist device according to
claim 76 or 77, wherein the parking assist means is capable
of selectively displaying the backward area image output from
the camera and the parking assist image or the plane model to
be displayed overlaid on the backward area image on the screen
of the display means
Claim 101
Dependent Claim
194 words
A vehicle parking assist device for assisting a
driver using image information when he backs a vehicle into
a parking space, the vehicle parking assist device comprises: a camera for picking up an image of a backward area
of the vehicle; display means for displaying the image of the backward
area picked up by the camera; a timer for counting a predetermined time; direction detecting means for detecting a change of the
advancing direction of the vehicle; and parking assist means arranged such that when the
direction detecting means detects a change of the advancing
direction of the vehicle to the backward direction, the parking
assist means displays the backward area image picked up by the
camera on the screen of the display means to assist the driver
in his parking operation, and when the direction detecting
means detects a change of the advancing direction of the vehicle
from the backward direction to the forward direction, the
parking assist causes the timer to start the counting of time,
and continues the parking assist based on the backward area
display on the screen of the display means till a time set
in the timer elapses.
Claim 102
Dependent Claim
194 words
A vehicle parking assist device for assisting a
driver using image information when he backs a vehicle into
a parking space, the vehicle parking assist device comprises: a camera for picking up an image of a backward area
of the vehicle; display means for displaying the image of the backward
area picked up by the camera; a timer for counting a predetermined time; direction detecting means for detecting a change of the
advancing direction of the vehicle; and parking assist means arranged such that when the
direction detecting means detects a change of the advancing
direction of the vehicle to the backward direction, the parking
assist means displays the backward area image picked up by the
camera on the screen of the display means to assist the driver
in his parking operation, and when the direction detecting
means detects a change of the advancing direction of the vehicle
from the backward direction to the forward direction, the
parking assist causes the timer to start the counting of time,
and continues the parking assist based on the backward area
display on the screen of the display means till a time set
in the timer elapses.
Claim 103
Dependent Claim
237 words
A vehicle parking assist device in which when a
driver backs a vehicle into a parking space between adjacent
vehicles of those being parked in a row, said vehicle parking
assist device assists the driver in his parking operation by
image-information basis guide, said vehicle parking assist
device comprising: a camera for picking up an image of a backward area
of the vehicle; a steering angle sensor for detecting a steering angle
to steer the vehicle; traveling path predicting means for predicting a
traveling path of the vehicle on the basis of a steering angle
detected by said steering angle sensor and for calculating a
predictive traveling path curve; timing judging means for detecting a target parking
position on the basis of the image picked up by said camera
and for judging a timing to reversely turn a steering wheel
by an amount of turn of the steering wheel necessary to move
the vehicle to the target parking position; parking assist means for generating a composite image
of an image derived from said camera and a predictive traveling
path curve predicted by said traveling path predicting means,
and for adding guide information for a steering operation
defined by a reverse-turn timing judged by said timing judging
means to said composite image, whereby said parking assist
means assists the driver in the serial parking operation; and display means for display an image derived from said
parking assist means.
Claim 104
Dependent Claim
237 words
A vehicle parking assist device in which when a
driver backs a vehicle into a parking space between adjacent
vehicles of those being parked in a row, said vehicle parking
assist device assists the driver in his parking operation by
image-information basis guide, said vehicle parking assist
device comprising: a camera for picking up an image of a backward area
of the vehicle; a steering angle sensor for detecting a steering angle
to steer the vehicle; traveling path predicting means for predicting a
traveling path of the vehicle on the basis of a steering angle
detected by said steering angle sensor and for calculating a
predictive traveling path curve; timing judging means for detecting a target parking
position on the basis of the image picked up by said camera
and for judging a timing to reversely turn a steering wheel
by an amount of turn of the steering wheel necessary to move
the vehicle to the target parking position; parking assist means for generating a composite image
of an image derived from said camera and a predictive traveling
path curve predicted by said traveling path predicting means,
and for adding guide information for a steering operation
defined by a reverse-turn timing judged by said timing judging
means to said composite image, whereby said parking assist
means assists the driver in the serial parking operation; and display means for display an image derived from said
parking assist means.
Claim 105
Dependent Claim
45 words
The vehicle parking assist device according to
claim 80, wherein said parking assist means adds an oblique
line as said guide information for the steering operation to
a position on a predicted traveling path curve at which the
steering wheel is to be reversely turned.
Claim 106
Dependent Claim
45 words
The vehicle parking assist device according to
claim 80 or 81, wherein said parking assist means assists the
driver in the series parking on the basis a backward movement
of the vehicle and a combination of lighting conditions of a
hazard lamp and/or winker lamp.
Claim 107
Dependent Claim
56 words
The vehicle parking assist device according to
claim 82, wherein said parking assist means judges which side
of the road is used for said series parking on the basis of
a combination of lighting conditions of the hazard lamp and/or
winker lamp, and adds said guide information to said composite
image according to the judgement result.
Claim 108
Dependent Claim
40 words
The vehicle parking assist device according to
claim 80, wherein said parking assist means generates an ideal
traveling path ranging from the present position to a target
parking position detected by said timing judging means, for
said steering guide information.
Claim 109
Dependent Claim
41 words
The vehicle parking assist device according to any
of claims 80 to 84, further comprising lane monitoring means
for recognizing border lines of a traffic lane and monitoring
an out-of-lane of the vehicle on the basis of the border line
recognition.
Claim 110
Dependent Claim
84 words
The vehicle parking assist device according to
claim 85, wherein said parking assist means judges whether or
not the vehicle may back to a target parking position detected
by said timing judging means within a range of steering angles
within which the steering wheel may be turned, and whether or
not the vehicle moves out of the traffic lane monitored by said
lane monitoring means, and said parking assist means assists
the driver in the series parking on the basis of the judgement
results.
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