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Alert apparatus of vehicle

US11008019B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateOct 8, 2020
Grant dateMay 18, 2021
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Expiry dateOct 8, 2040

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG01S2015/932
  • WIPO fieldTransport
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

An alert apparatus of a vehicle generates an alert to a driver when an object is a target alert object that is is an object that is present in one of predetermined areas around the vehicle and that has object distance equal to or shorter than a first distance threshold. The alert apparatus sets each one or more of said predetermined areas to a high level alert area based on a current shift range, and set each of the rest of said predetermined areas to a low level alert area.

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