Driving support system, driving support apparatus, method, and computer-readable medium
US8471692B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 28, 2010 |
| Grant date | Jun 25, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 29, 2031 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB60R2300/806
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A driving support system includes an image pickup apparatus captures an image of a periphery of a vehicle in which the image pickup apparatus is provided, a measurement apparatus measures a distance from the vehicle to an obstacle around the vehicle, a driving support apparatus, which includes a determination unit determines a driving danger level of a driver of the vehicle based on the distance, an image enlargement unit changes a size of a simulated image of the vehicle stored in advance based on a result of determination, and an image generation unit combines the image of the periphery of the vehicle and the simulated image of the vehicle changed by the image enlargement unit, and a display apparatus displays the image combined by the image generation unit.
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