Road-Condition Informing Apparatus and Road-Condition Informing Method
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Abstract
A detecting unit that is provided at a detection position on a road detects a road condition near the detection position. A light emitting unit that is provided at the detection position emits a light. A control unit controls a light emission of the light emitting unit based on detected road condition.
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20 Claims
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1-8. -8. (canceled)
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9. An apparatus for informing a road condition of a road to a driver of a vehicle driving on the road, the apparatus comprising:
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a detecting unit configured to be provided at a detection position on the road and to detect the road condition near the detection position;
a light emitting unit configured to be provided at the detection position and to emit a light; and
a control unit that controls a light emission of the light emitting unit based on detected road condition. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12)
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13. A system for informing a road condition of a road to a driver of a vehicle driving on the road, the system comprising:
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a plurality of road-condition informing apparatuses provided at a plurality of detection positions on the road, wherein each of the road-condition informing apparatuses includes a detecting unit that detects the road condition near corresponding detection position;
a light emitting unit that emits a light; and
a control unit that controls a light emission of the light emitting unit based on detected road condition. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A method of informing a road condition of a road to a driver of a vehicle driving on the road, the method comprising:
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detecting the road condition near a detection position on the road; and
controlling a light emission of a light emitting unit provided at the detection position based on detected road condition.
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