Vehicle control device mounted at vehicle and method for controlling vehicle
US10366610B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 14, 2017 |
| Grant date | Jul 30, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 27, 2037 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG07B15/02
- WIPO fieldControl
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A vehicle control device that includes: a camera that is configured to capture an outside image of a vehicle in real time; a display that is configured to present the outside image of the vehicle in real time; and a controller that is configured to (i) detect, from the outside image, a virtual parking-available space that corresponds to an actual parking-available space in an area captured in the outside image and that is tagged in the outside image, (ii) generate parking space information based on the virtual parking-available space, and (iii) provide the parking space information to the display to overlay the parking space information over the outside image on the display is disclosed.
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