Obstacle alarm device
US9396401B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 30, 2012 |
| Grant date | Jul 19, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 16, 2034 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG08G1/168
- WIPO fieldControl
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An obstacle alarm device for clearly indicating to a driver the presence of an obstacle approaching a vehicle. The obstacle alarm device has a captured image acquisition unit for acquiring a captured image; an attention-prioritized region setting unit for setting an attention-prioritized region to be the captured image; an outside region setting unit for setting an outside region to be outside the attention-prioritized region within the captured image; an object presence determination unit for determining whether or not an object is present in the outside region; a movement direction determination unit for determining a movement direction of the object; and a clear indication image output unit.
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