Parking assist device and parking assist system
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1. A parking assist device for assisting parking of a vehicle, comprising:
- a detecting unit configured to detect an available parking area where no obstacle exists;
a selecting unit configured to, when two or more available parking areas are detected by the detecting unit, evaluate the two or more available parking areas on the basis of possible obstacles existing around the two or more available parking areas and automatically select at least one of the two or more available parking areas on the basis of a result of the evaluation of the two or more available parking areas; and
a display control unit configured to display a bird'"'"'s-eye view image and superimpose a frame on the at least one of the two or more available parking areas selected by the selecting unit in the bird'"'"'s-eye view image,wherein the parking assist device is configured to, when two or more available parking areas on which the frame is superimposed are present in the bird'"'"'s eye view, allow a user to select one of the two or more available parking areas on which the frame is superimposed.
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Abstract
A parking assist device for assisting parking of a vehicle, includes: a detecting unit that detects whether there is any obstacle and detects available parking areas for the vehicle, on the basis of a taken image of the surrounding area of the vehicle; and a selecting unit that selects an available parking area where the vehicle is parked with low risk of contact with the obstacle, from the detected available parking areas, on the basis of whether there is the obstacle.
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1. A parking assist device for assisting parking of a vehicle, comprising:
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a detecting unit configured to detect an available parking area where no obstacle exists; a selecting unit configured to, when two or more available parking areas are detected by the detecting unit, evaluate the two or more available parking areas on the basis of possible obstacles existing around the two or more available parking areas and automatically select at least one of the two or more available parking areas on the basis of a result of the evaluation of the two or more available parking areas; and a display control unit configured to display a bird'"'"'s-eye view image and superimpose a frame on the at least one of the two or more available parking areas selected by the selecting unit in the bird'"'"'s-eye view image, wherein the parking assist device is configured to, when two or more available parking areas on which the frame is superimposed are present in the bird'"'"'s eye view, allow a user to select one of the two or more available parking areas on which the frame is superimposed. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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