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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 13, 2010
Filed:
May. 21, 2007
Takashi Watanabe, Utsunomiya, JP;
Kei Oshida, Kawachi-gun, JP;
Yoshiyuki Matsumoto, Utsunomiya, JP;
Yoichi Sugimoto, Utsunomiya, JP;
Tatsuya Iwasa, Utsunomiya, JP;
Takashi Watanabe, Utsunomiya, JP;
Kei Oshida, Kawachi-gun, JP;
Yoshiyuki Matsumoto, Utsunomiya, JP;
Yoichi Sugimoto, Utsunomiya, JP;
Tatsuya Iwasa, Utsunomiya, JP;
Honda Motor Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A driving assistance system may include a device for obtaining an image of an area behind and next to the present vehicle, the area including a lane other than the present lane; a device for displaying the obtained image so that it is visible to the driver; and a device for superimposing a mark on the image, which indicates degree of danger with respect to another vehicle running on the other lane when the present vehicle enters the other lane. The system may include a mirror for reflecting such an area behind and next to the present vehicle in a manner such that the area is visible to a driver of the present vehicle; and a device for displaying a mark on the mirror, wherein the mark indicates a degree of danger with respect to another vehicle running on the other lane when the present vehicle enters the other lane.