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Obstacle alarm device

US9396401B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateMay 30, 2012
Grant dateJul 19, 2016
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Expiry dateJan 16, 2034

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  • 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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