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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 24, 2006
Filed:
May. 15, 2002
Applicant:
Keiichi Yamada, Aichi, JP;
Inventor:
Keiichi Yamada, Aichi, JP;
Assignee:
Kabushiki Kaisha Toyota Chuo Kenkyusho, Aichi-gun, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60Q 1/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A surrounding conditions display apparatus captures an image of an area surrounding a movable body and displays the captured image. The apparatus includes a CCD camera for capturing an image of the surrounding are, ultrasonic sensors for detecting a distance to an obstacle present in the surrounding area, and a liquid crystal display for displaying the image captured by the image capturing unit. A color image representing an area including the obstacle is superposed on the displayed image in such a manner that the brightness of the color image decreases with increasing distance from the origin of the area.