System to aid a driver to determine whether to change lanes
US6424273B1 · kind B1 · utility
Assignee
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 30, 2001 |
| Grant date | Jul 23, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 16, 2021 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB60R2300/8066
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A vehicular vision system to aid a driver of a vehicle to determine whether it is safe to change lanes includes a camera having a field of view such that the field of view corresponds to at least a portion of an area proximate the vehicle. The system also includes an object identifier electrically coupled to the camera, a distance determiner which determines a distance of the object which is in the field of the camera, and a display electrically coupled to the camera which displays an image generated by the camera and provides an indication of the type of object which is in the field of view of the camera and the distance of the object from the vehicle.
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.