Title:
DEAD ANGLE INFORMATION REQUESTING/PROVIDING DEVICES AND INTER-VEHICLE COMMUNICATION SYSTEM USING THE SAME
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JP2008299676
Kind Code:
A
Abstract:
To provide a dead angle information request device for requesting useful image information compensating a driver's dead angle to other vehicles.
This dead angle information request device comprises a blind area calculation means to calculate a blind area, which cannot be seen from the driver of an own vehicle, and a communication means to transmit the blind area information indicating the blind area calculated by the blind area calculation means to the other vehicles, and receives the image information of the blind area transmitted from the other vehicle having received the blind area information by the communication means.
Inventors:
TAKEUCHI SHOJIRO
Application Number:
JP2007146209A
Publication Date:
December 11, 2008
Filing Date:
May 31, 2007
Export Citation:
Assignee:
TOYOTA MOTOR CORP
International Classes:
G08G1/16; B60R1/00; B60R11/02; B60R21/00; G08G1/09
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Tadahiko Ito