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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 23, 2011
Filed:
Jul. 28, 2008
Satoru Matsuoka, Hiroshima, JP;
Haruhisa Kore, Hiroshima, JP;
Koji Iwase, Hiroshima, JP;
Takanori Kume, Hiroshima, JP;
Satoru Matsuoka, Hiroshima, JP;
Haruhisa Kore, Hiroshima, JP;
Koji Iwase, Hiroshima, JP;
Takanori Kume, Hiroshima, JP;
Mazda Motor Corporation, , JP;
Abstract
A driving assist device for a vehicle of the present invention, comprising an object detection device to detect an object to be recognized around the vehicle, an eyes-direction specification device to specify a direction of driver's eyes, and a mark indication device to indicate a specified-shape mark at a specified portion of a windshield that is located in the direction of the driver's eyes specified by the eyes-direction specification device and then to indicate the specified-shape mark in such a manner that the mark overlaps with the object. Accordingly, the driver can be properly made recognize any object in danger even in case the driver's eyes are not directed to such object.