Parking assist apparatus and parking assist method for vehicle
US7012550B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 25, 2004 |
| Grant date | Mar 14, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 7, 2024 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB60T2201/10
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
Parking assist apparatus and method cause a vehicle driver to set a target parking position in which the vehicle is to be parked by prompting the driver to specify the position of a parking space frame in the screen of a touch display by touch-operating arrow button switches shown in the screen, and then calculate a path to the target parking position. If a path to the target parking position is not generated by calculation, the arrow button switches for moving the parking space frame in such directions that a path will not be generated (i.e., the vehicle cannot be parked), among all the arrow button switches, are made non-displayed or are displayed dimmer than the other arrow button switches, and are disabled.
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