PARKING ASSISTING DEVICE AND PARKING ASSISTING METHOD
First Claim
1. A parking assisting device comprising:
- imaging means that takes images of surrounding of a vehicle;
gaze position determining means that determines a gaze position at which a driver gazes;
target parking position setting means that sets a target parking position based on images taken by the imaging means and the gaze position determined by the gaze position determining means; and
parking assisting means that assists in processing to park the vehicle at the target parking position set by the target parking position setting means.
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Abstract
A parking assisting device is equipped with a imaging device (1), a gaze position determining sections (3, 11), target parking position setting sections (1, 11), and a parking assisting section (2). The imaging device (1) takes images of surrounding of a vehicle. The gaze position determining sections (3, 11) determine positions at which a driver gazes. The target parking position setting sections (1, 11) sets target parking positions based on images taken by the imaging device (1) and gaze positions determined by the gaze position determining section (11). The parking assisting section (2) assists in processing to park the vehicle at the set target parking position.
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12 Claims
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1. A parking assisting device comprising:
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imaging means that takes images of surrounding of a vehicle; gaze position determining means that determines a gaze position at which a driver gazes; target parking position setting means that sets a target parking position based on images taken by the imaging means and the gaze position determined by the gaze position determining means; and parking assisting means that assists in processing to park the vehicle at the target parking position set by the target parking position setting means. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A parking assisting method comprising:
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taking images of the surrounding of a vehicle; determining a position at which a driver gazes; setting a target parking position based on taken images and a determined gaze position; and outputting information for guiding driving to enable parking at the set target parking position, or controlling the vehicle to travel automatically to the target parking position.
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12. A parking assisting device comprising:
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obstacle detecting means that detects position information of obstacles of surrounding of a vehicle; gaze position determining means that determines a gaze position at which a driver gazes; target parking position setting means that sets the target parking position based on position information for the obstacles detected by the obstacle detecting means and the gaze position determined by the gaze position determining means; and parking assisting means that assists in processing for parking the vehicle at the target parking position set by the target parking position setting means.
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