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Driving support device and driving support method

  • US 10,163,344 B2
  • Filed: 01/26/2018
  • Issued: 12/25/2018
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/18/2013
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A driving support device for assisting a driver to drive a vehicle, the driving support device comprising:

  • an intersection information acquirer to obtain signal light information about traffic signals installed at one or more intersections ahead of the vehicle on a road along which the vehicle is traveling and to obtain distances to the intersections;

    a vehicle state detector to detect a position and speed of travel of the vehicle;

    a signal passableness decider to decide a passable or impassable state of the traffic signals on a basis of the obtained signal light information, the obtained distances to the intersections, and the detected position and speed of travel of the vehicle; and

    a display controller to display the road on a display,wherein the display controller is configured to display the road in a first color for a section of the road controlled by a traffic signal that is decided as passable by the signal passableness decider, and to display the road in a second color, different from the first color, for another section of the road controlled by a traffic signal that is decided as impassable by the signal passableness decider.

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