Title:
視界補助装置
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JP4784013
Kind Code:
B2
Abstract:
A vehicle visibility assist device is started up when a switching operation of a switch for an external vehicle light is detected and when it is determined by a brightness sensor that it is darker outside of the vehicle than a predetermined threshold. The visibility assist device projects infrared light to a region outside the vehicle, captures a reflection of the light, processes an image of the region outside the vehicle, and projects the image onto a surface visible to the vehicle operator.
Inventors:
Ryuji Yamaguchi
Yasuo Hagisato
Kunihiko Toyofuku
Shinya Kawasanada
Yasuo Hagisato
Kunihiko Toyofuku
Shinya Kawasanada
Application Number:
JP2001232297A
Publication Date:
September 28, 2011
Filing Date:
July 31, 2001
Export Citation:
Assignee:
TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
International Classes:
B60R1/00; B60Q1/02; B60Q1/14; G02B27/01; H04N7/18; G02B27/00
Domestic Patent References:
| JP58152065U | ||||
| JP2000313275A | ||||
| JP11072742A | ||||
| JP2000339589A | ||||
| JP2000215398A |
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Yoshiki Hasegawa
Hikaru Suzuki
Tatsuya Shioda
Hikaru Suzuki
Tatsuya Shioda