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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 25, 2003
Filed:
Jan. 20, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Koichi Kojima, Hiroshima-ken, JP;
Hiroki Uemura, Hiroshima-ken, JP;
Hidekazu Sasaki, Hiroshima-ken, JP;
Ayumu Doi, Hiroshima-ken, JP;
Assignee:
Mazda Motor Corporation, Hiroshima, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G09G 5/00 ; G08G 1/00 ; H04N 7/18 ; H04N 9/47 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G09G 5/00 ; G08G 1/00 ; H04N 7/18 ; H04N 9/47 ;
Abstract
When the vehicle is traveling on a motorway, a display control module of a display controller determines that an obstacle is unlikely to be present, and restricts the display pattern of a sensed image sensed of an image sensing device to be displayed on a display device. Even when the vehicle is traveling on the motorway, if no stalled vehicle is detected, the display control module displays the sensed image without restricting it, thereby supporting drive operation of the driver.