Driving assist system
First Claim
1. A driving assist system for assisting a driver of a vehicle when coupling a trailer to the vehicle, the driving assist system comprising:
- a photographing unit which photographs an image of an area around a periphery of the vehicle;
a first storing unit which stores a primary image of the trailer and the vehicle coupled together, the primary image being photographed by the photographing unit in advance;
a display unit which displays an image; and
an image processing unit which obtains a direction and a distance over which the vehicle has to travel for the trailer to be coupled thereto, wherein the photographing unit photographs an secondary image when coupling the trailer to the vehicle, and the image processing unit obtains the direction and the distance based on the primary image and the secondary image, and displays the direction and the distance together with the secondary image on the display unit.
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Abstract
A driving assist system is provided with a photographing unit which photographs an image of an area around a periphery of the vehicle, a first storing unit which stores a primary image of the trailer and the vehicle coupled together, the primary image being photographed by the photographing unit in advance, a display unit which displays an image, and an image processing unit which obtains a direction and a distance over which the vehicle has to travel for the trailer to be coupled thereto. The photographing unit photographs an secondary image when coupling the trailer to the vehicle. The image processing unit obtains the direction and the distance based on the primary image and the secondary image, and displays the direction and the distance together with the secondary image on the display unit.
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1. A driving assist system for assisting a driver of a vehicle when coupling a trailer to the vehicle, the driving assist system comprising:
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a photographing unit which photographs an image of an area around a periphery of the vehicle;
a first storing unit which stores a primary image of the trailer and the vehicle coupled together, the primary image being photographed by the photographing unit in advance;
a display unit which displays an image; and
an image processing unit which obtains a direction and a distance over which the vehicle has to travel for the trailer to be coupled thereto, wherein the photographing unit photographs an secondary image when coupling the trailer to the vehicle, and the image processing unit obtains the direction and the distance based on the primary image and the secondary image, and displays the direction and the distance together with the secondary image on the display unit. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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