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Patent No.:

US 7710243 B1

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Date of Patent:
May. 04, 2010

Filed:

Jun. 28, 2006
Applicants:

Koji Akatsuka, Saitama, JP;

Hiroshi Uematsu, Saitama, JP;

Inventors:

Koji Akatsuka, Saitama, JP;

Hiroshi Uematsu, Saitama, JP;

Assignee:
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60Q 1/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

Disclosed is a driver-assistance vehicle including one or more lighting members which are placed within peripheral vision of a driver and which are arranged on respective sides of the vehicle. Furthermore, the driver-assistance vehicle includes a vehicle behavior sensing unit for predicting or sensing a state of the vehicle, and a light controller for controlling the lighting members, based on the sensed state. With this driver-assistance vehicle, the driver can be assisted in distributing his attention.


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