Alarm information providing apparatus for vehicle
First Claim
1. An alarm information providing apparatus for a vehicle comprising:
- means for recognizing surrounding circumstances of the vehicle in a plurality of directions;
means for providing alarm information to a driver according to surrounding information output from the means for recognizing surrounding circumstances; and
means for receiving an alarm information request so as to control the means for providing alarm information using an instruction from the driver as a trigger;
wherein the means for receiving an alarm information request includes functions of specifying a direction of the surrounding information to be output according to the instruction from the driver, and outputting information of a specified direction as the trigger to the means for providing alarm information, and the means for providing alarm information includes a function of switching indicated alarm information according to the instruction from the driver based on the information of the direction output from the means for receiving an alarm information request.
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Abstract
A means for recognizing surrounding circumstances of a vehicle in a plurality of directions, a means for providing alarm information to a driver according to surrounding information output from the means for recognizing surrounding circumstances, and a means for receiving an alarm information request so as to control the means for providing alarm information using an instruction from the driver as a trigger, are provided. The means for receiving an alarm information request specifies a direction of the surrounding information to be output according to the instruction from the driver, and outputs information of an identified direction as the trigger to the means for providing alarm information. The means for providing alarm information switches alarm information to be provided according to the instruction from the driver, based on the information of the direction output from the means for receiving an alarm information request.
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8 Claims
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1. An alarm information providing apparatus for a vehicle comprising:
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means for recognizing surrounding circumstances of the vehicle in a plurality of directions;
means for providing alarm information to a driver according to surrounding information output from the means for recognizing surrounding circumstances; and
means for receiving an alarm information request so as to control the means for providing alarm information using an instruction from the driver as a trigger;
whereinthe means for receiving an alarm information request includes functions of specifying a direction of the surrounding information to be output according to the instruction from the driver, and outputting information of a specified direction as the trigger to the means for providing alarm information, and the means for providing alarm information includes a function of switching indicated alarm information according to the instruction from the driver based on the information of the direction output from the means for receiving an alarm information request. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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