Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Surrounding area monitoring device for vehicle
- Patent Title (中): 车辆周边区域监控装置
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Application No.: US13580014Application Date: 2011-02-21
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Publication No.: US09321399B2Publication Date: 2016-04-26
- Inventor: Makoto Aimura , Nobuharu Nagaoka
- Applicant: Makoto Aimura , Nobuharu Nagaoka
- Applicant Address: JP Tokyo
- Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
- Current Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
- Current Assignee Address: JP Tokyo
- Agency: Carrier Blackman & Associates, P.C.
- Agent Joseph P. Carrier; Jeffrey T. Gedeon
- Priority: JP2010-044475 20100301
- International Application: PCT/JP2011/000949 WO 20110221
- International Announcement: WO2011/108218 WO 20110909
- Main IPC: B60R1/00
- IPC: B60R1/00 ; G06T7/00 ; G08G1/16 ; G06K9/00 ; G01C3/14

Abstract:
A surrounding area monitoring apparatus, which is built into a vehicle, images the area surrounding the vehicle and detects physical objects in the area surrounding the vehicle based on the image taken. The apparatus determines whether the detected physical object is a pedestrian or an animal, and a warning is given to the driver of the vehicle if the determined physical object is present within a specified area from the vehicle. If it is determined that the detected physical object is an animal and that the animal is present within the specified area, the warning in continued for a specified period even after the animal has left the specified area. Since animals have habits of behaving in a herd, the risk of lurking animals can be brought to the driver's attention by the continuation of the warning.
Public/Granted literature
- US20120314074A1 SURROUNDING AREA MONITORING DEVICE FOR VEHICLE Public/Granted day:2012-12-13
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