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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 14, 2009
Filed:
Oct. 07, 2005
Applicants:
Yumi Shibata, Okazaki, JP;
Yukio Yamamoto, Okazaki, JP;
Inventors:
Yumi Shibata, Okazaki, JP;
Yukio Yamamoto, Okazaki, JP;
Assignee:
Aisin AW Co., Ltd., Anjo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01C 21/30 (2006.01); G01C 21/32 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Apparatus, methods, and programs display a virtual escort vehicle that appears to be driving ahead of a user's vehicle on at least one of a windshield of the user's vehicle and a display disposed in front of a driving seat of the user's vehicle and display a driving instruction for the user's vehicle based on actual driving condition information and standard driving condition information for a predetermined reference point located ahead of the current position of the user's vehicle.