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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 13, 2015
Filed:
Jan. 11, 2012
Applicants:
Seigou Kumabe, Okazaki, JP;
Toshiyuki Ito, Anjo, JP;
Inventors:
Seigou Kumabe, Okazaki, JP;
Toshiyuki Ito, Anjo, JP;
Assignee:
Denso Corporation, Kariya, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60Q 1/00 (2006.01); G08G 1/16 (2006.01); G06K 9/00 (2006.01); G06F 17/10 (2006.01); G05D 1/00 (2006.01); G05D 1/02 (2006.01); H04N 7/18 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G08G 1/161 (2013.01);
Abstract
An obstacle notification apparatus uses a sight determination unit for determining a visible area of a driver in a subject vehicle based on whether another vehicle is present around the subject vehicle and a vehicle height of the subject vehicle. After determining whether an obstacle is within the sight of the driver or not, a notification mode is selected to alert the driver of the presence of an obstacle, thereby enabling nuisance-free notification of the obstacle from the obstacle notification apparatus.