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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8183991 | Vehicle lighting device for illuminating objects around a vehicle detected by an infrared sensor A vehicle lighting device includes: an infrared sensor which detects an object around a vehicle using infrared light; a visible light source which illuminates visible light to the object when the infrared sensor detects the object; a reflection mirror which reflects... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8179240 | Motorcycle detection and notification system and associated method The present invention concerns that of a new and improved motorcycle-emergency vehicle detection and notification system for use when a motorcycle is in operation in vehicular traffic. As a result, costly and tragic accidents are prevented and, more importantly, pre... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8179239 | Driving safety auxiliary network administration system and method thereof This specification discloses a driving safety auxiliary network administration system and the method thereof. Vehicles in motion communicate with each other about their geographical locations and current moving states within a communication range. At least one of th... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8169309 | Image processing apparatus, driving support system, and image processing method An image processing apparatus includes: a guide superimposition portion that obtains a photographed image taken by an imaging device from the imaging device incorporated in a vehicle and superimposes a guide on the photographed image; and a specific region detection... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8164432 | Apparatus, method for detecting critical areas and pedestrian detection apparatus using the same An apparatus, method for detecting critical areas and a pedestrian detection apparatus using the same are provided. An application of the pedestrian detection system is provided to help limit critical urban environment to particular areas. Contrary to traditional pe... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8144002 | Alarm system for alerting driver to presence of objects Alarm systems comprises an eye gaze direction detecting part, an obstacle detecting device and an alarm controlling part. The eye gaze direction detecting part determines a vehicle driver's field of view by analyzing facial images of a driver of the vehicle pictured... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8144000 | Collision avoidance In a method for avoiding a collision on a job site, information is received regarding a plurality of selected entities on the job site. The information is received at a location independent from the entities. The information is evaluated to determine whether a trigg... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8144001 | Vibrational awakening apparatus The vibrational awakening apparatus provides a pad of resilient material for selective placement and securement atop an existing mattress. The pad contains a plurality of equidistantly spaced apart vibrators and sensors dispersed throughout the resilient material. T... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8138899 | Rear camera backup assistance with touchscreen display using two points of interest Assistance for a backup maneuver of a motor vehicle in which a first point of interest on the vehicle is moved toward a second point of interest remote from the vehicle. A rear contextual view is displayed on an electronic display obtained from a rearward directed i... | 03/20/2012 |
| 8125321 | Obstacle detecting device An obstacle detecting device includes a wall member and an ultrasonic sensor. The wall member has a base member having an inner surface, and the base member extends in parallel with an imaginary plane. The ultrasonic sensor is attached to the inner surface of the ba... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8120476 | Digital camera rear-view system A rear-view system for a vehicle has a camera disposed on the vehicle. An electronic control unit receives and processes the image information from the camera. A display displays the processed image information from the electronic control unit. An alarm is operated ... | 02/21/2012 |
| 8115611 | Vehicle-installed obstacle detecting system and method using image capturing and scanning An object detecting device scans an image captured by a camera from one side close to the vehicle to the other side remote from the vehicle for detection of an obstacle through pattern matching, so that an obstacle that is close to the vehicle and is likely to colli... | 02/14/2012 |
| 8108148 | Method and system for mapping environments containing dynamic obstacles The present invention relates to a method and system for mapping environments containing dynamic obstacles. In one embodiment, the present invention is a method for mapping an environment containing dynamic obstacles using a processor including the steps of forming ... | 01/31/2012 |
| 8093999 | Driver assistance system and method with object detection facility A method is provided for attracting the attention of a motor vehicle driver to a potential hazardous spot in an image, which is illustrated in a real form on a display of the motor vehicle or in a virtual form in a region of the motor vehicle. At least one laser sca... | 01/10/2012 |
| 8094000 | Surroundings monitoring apparatus for a motor vehicle In a surroundings monitoring apparatus, a front approaching object detection section detects a front approaching object that is approaching the vehicle from ahead from among objects sensed by a front millimeter wave radar. An object specifying section specifies the ... | 01/10/2012 |
| 8085138 | Display-image switching apparatus and method A display-image switching apparatus that switches the image shown in a display includes: an antilock brake system operation determination portion that determines whether an antilock brake system of the vehicle is operating; a provisional vehicle speed calculation po... | 12/27/2011 |
| 8077024 | Vehicle comprising a distance control system The invention pertains to a vehicle (01) with a distance control system, wherein the distance control system features at least one distance sensor (08) for measuring the distance of the vehicle (01) from surrounding objects (02, 03, 05). ... | 12/13/2011 |
| 8063754 | Vehicle state information transmission apparatus using tactile device A vehicle state information transmission apparatus includes a warning device for issuing a warning to the driver based on information pertaining to a vehicle state detected by a vehicle state detecting device, and a vehicle state information transmission device for ... | 11/22/2011 |
| 8058980 | Vehicle periphery monitoring apparatus and image displaying method A vehicle periphery monitoring apparatus includes an image capturing device, a display device, a blind spot determining section, and a processing section. The image capturing device is arranged to capture an image of a region rearward of a host vehicle and an image ... | 11/15/2011 |
| 8054167 | Onboard vehicle information notifying apparatus, information providing system, and information notifying method An onboard vehicle information notifying apparatus is proved with a moving body position acquiring section, an information acquiring section, an information providing zone setting section and an information notifying section. The moving body position acquiring secti... | 11/08/2011 |
| 8044781 | System and method for displaying a 3D vehicle surrounding with adjustable point of view including a distance sensor A system and method relates to displaying a vehicle surrounding with an adjustable point of view, including at least one sensor device on the vehicle, a processor, and a display. The sensor device is configured to measure distances to objects of the vehicle surround... | 10/25/2011 |
| 8044780 | Method and apparatus for predicting/alarming the moving of hidden objects The invention relates to a method and apparatus for predicting/alarming the moving of hidden objects. The apparatus comprises: a distance sensing unit, for obtaining a distance data detected within a specific sensing range and thus outputting the distance data; a sp... | 10/25/2011 |
| 8026800 | Methods and systems for controlling external visual indicators for vehicles A method for controlling operation of an external visual indicator includes the steps of determining whether a second vehicle is approaching the first vehicle, and modifying the external visual indicator if the second vehicle is approaching the first vehicle. ... | 09/27/2011 |
| 8026799 | Vehicle collision determination apparatus A collision determination apparatus detects a current value of a lateral acceleration of a subject vehicle for calculating a collision risk index, and the collision risk index is used to determine the risk of collision of the subject vehicle with a front object. As ... | 09/27/2011 |
| 8022818 | Warning apparatus for a motor vehicle Warning apparatus (2) for a motor vehicle (1) having an indicator system (6) for indicating a change of lane comprising at least one signal display (7) arranged in the field of view of the driver and having a sensor system for detecting o... | 09/20/2011 |
| 8013721 | Display apparatus displaying image of surroundings of vehicle A display apparatus displaying an image of surroundings of a vehicle includes a camera capturing an image of the surroundings of the vehicle, and a display monitor provided inside the vehicle for superimposingly displaying the image of the surroundings of the vehicl... | 09/06/2011 |
| 8013720 | Signal apparatus for facilitating safe backup of vehicles Systems and methods which allow a spotter external to a vehicle to provide signals to a driver of the vehicle in order to facilitate safe backup operations of the vehicle are disclosed. A wireless transmitter, in wireless communication with a receiver positioned wit... | 09/06/2011 |
| 8009024 | Automotive display device showing virtual image spot encircling front obstacle A display device of the present invention is mounted on an automotive vehicle. An obstacle located in front of the vehicle is detected by a camera, and its features including speed, distance, size, etc. are analyzed by electronic circuits. An image showing the featu... | 08/30/2011 |
| 7994902 | Cooperative sensor-sharing vehicle traffic safety system A method and system for using vehicle-to-vehicle cooperative communications for traffic collision avoidance. One vehicle detects a “situation”, such as a pedestrian within the crosswalk, where an “offending object” is in or near a roadway feature, which coul... | 08/09/2011 |
| 7990256 | Automatic warning and breaking system for vehicle An automatic warning and breaking system for a vehicle, includes a plurality of cameras, a motion sensor, a data process unit, an alarm unit, a control unit and an adjustor unit. The cameras are for capturing images of objects inside and outside of the vehicle. The ... | 08/02/2011 |
| 7928836 | Mobile unit communication apparatus and computer-readable recording medium A mobile unit communication apparatus, including a wireless transceiver, is provided at a mobile unit. At the mobile unit communication apparatus, a surrounding object detection unit detects objects surrounding the mobile unit. The surrounding communication impedime... | 04/19/2011 |
| 7924146 | Daytime pedestrian detection on full-windscreen head-up display A substantially transparent windscreen head up display includes a display having one of light emitting particles or microstructures over a predefined region of the windscreen permitting luminescent display while permitting vision through the windscreen. A method to ... | 04/12/2011 |
| 7916006 | Judgment line calculations for a vehicle safety system A vehicle has a safety system including at least one object sensor to detect a distance from an object in a path of the vehicle and the speed and acceleration of the object. The sensor data is input into a control to determine a desired braking judgment line and a s... | 03/29/2011 |
| 7902968 | Obstacle detection device An obstacle detection device has an ultrasonic sensor fixed to a first side of a mount member. The ultrasonic sensor sends/receives ultrasonic wave toward/from a second side of the mount member, which is opposite to the first side thereof. At least one of a mounting... | 03/08/2011 |
| 7898400 | Enhanced vision road detection system A system for determining when a vehicle is departing from the current lane. The system includes a processor, an imaging sensor, and an inertial sensor assembly. The imaging sensor is in electrical communication with the processor to provide a vehicle position signal... | 03/01/2011 |
| 7893819 | Method and device for avoiding a collision in a lane change maneuver of a vehicle Disclosed is a method for avoiding a collision in a lane change maneuver of a vehicle to a target lane, where objects in a lateral rearward space of the vehicle are detected by an ambience monitoring device and measures are taken to influence the vehicle. The method... | 02/22/2011 |
| 7880596 | Vehicle exterior rearview mirror system with blind spot indicator An exterior rearview mirror system for a vehicle includes an exterior rearview mirror assembly that is mountable at an exterior side of a vehicle and has an inboard portion that is viewable by a driver of the vehicle when the mirror assembly is mounted at the exteri... | 02/01/2011 |
| 7876203 | Collision avoidance display system for vehicles The system includes a detector display having visual indicators arranged in a pattern representing a monitored area near the vehicle desired to be monitored. The visual indicators represent physical locations within the monitored area. An indicator controller is ope... | 01/25/2011 |
| 7876204 | Thermal radiation detector An object detection system is provided for detecting a thermal emitting object in a blind zone proximate to a host vehicle. The system includes a thermal radiation detector located on a host vehicle and configured to sense temperature of multiple coverage zones prox... | 01/25/2011 |
| 7868747 | Vehicle reversing alarm having ultrasonic and camera sensors The vehicle reversing radar alarm of this invention pertains to the field of alarming device and particularly relates to a vehicle reversing radar alarm for cars. The vehicle reversing radar alarm consists of a frame mount, a camera assembly, a support means for cam... | 01/11/2011 |
