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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 15, 2026
Filed:
May. 31, 2021
Nissan Motor Co., Ltd., Yokohama, JP;
Shohei Nakamura, Kanagawa, JP;
Yohei Taniguchi, Kanagawa, JP;
Masashi Horibe, Kanagawa, JP;
Kenji Maeda, Kanagawa, JP;
Midori Isobe, Kanagawa, JP;
Nissan Motor Co., Ltd., Yokohama, JP;
Abstract
An image control method includes: generating a road image representing an own lane and other lanes; and generating lane change images by, in a case where the own vehicle is caused to perform a lane change by autonomous travel control, when a target lane determined as a destination lane of a lane change is one of the displayed other lanes, superimposing a first course display representing a course in which a lane change to the target lane included in the displayed other lanes is performed on the road image and, when the target lane is none of the displayed other lanes, superimposing a second course display representing a course in which a lane change from the own lane to one of the displayed other lanes is performed and a lane change to an outer side of the displayed other lanes is further performed on the road image is performed.