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Alarm information providing apparatus for vehicle

US7057505B2 · kind B2 · utility

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8Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateAug 18, 2003
Grant dateJun 6, 2006
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Expiry dateOct 25, 2023

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB60Q9/008
  • WIPO fieldTransport
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

An alarm information providing apparatus for a vehicle includes a recognizer that recognizes surrounding circumstances of the vehicle in a plurality of directions, a provider that provides alarm information to a driver according to surrounding information output from the recognizer that recognizes surrounding circumstances, and a receiver that receives an alarm information request so as to control the provider using an instruction from the driver as a trigger and comprises a sensor configured to transmit information specifying a direction to an alarm information output controller without activating a turn signal.

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