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Apparatus for monitoring area adjacent to vehicle

  • US 6,744,380 B2
  • Filed: 08/27/2002
  • Issued: 06/01/2004
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/10/2001
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. An apparatus for monitoring an area adjacent to a subject vehicle, comprising:

  • image taking means for taking an image of an area at and around a place to which the subject vehicle is directed;

    predicting means for predicting a region to which the subject vehicle will travel, the predicted region having a left-hand boundary and a right-hand boundary;

    setting means for setting a detection area near at least one of the left-hand boundary and the right-hand boundary of the predicted region, the detection area extending along a direction of travel of the subject vehicle; and

    deciding means for deciding whether or not a three-dimensional object exists in the detection area in response to the image taken by the image taking means.

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