Driving operation assisting method and system
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1. A method for providing an assistance in a vehicle driving operation by displaying an image representing surrounding conditions around the vehicle on a display unit, the method comprising:
- a first step of allowing a user to specify, on the image on the display unit, an end position which is a position of the vehicle at an end of a predetermined driving operation; and
a second step of obtaining, for the end position, a start position which is a position of the vehicle at a start of the predetermined driving operation according to a prescribed movement pattern representing a movement of the vehicle in the predetermined driving operation.
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Abstract
In a driving operation assisting technique, the burden on a user is reduced. The user is allowed to specify, on an image representing the surrounding conditions around a vehicle, the end position of the vehicle at the end of a predetermined driving operation by using, for example, a pointer. A driving operation assisting system obtains the start position of the driving operation based on a prescribed movement pattern representing the movement of the vehicle in the driving operation, and superimposes the end position on the display image.
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1. A method for providing an assistance in a vehicle driving operation by displaying an image representing surrounding conditions around the vehicle on a display unit, the method comprising:
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a first step of allowing a user to specify, on the image on the display unit, an end position which is a position of the vehicle at an end of a predetermined driving operation; and
a second step of obtaining, for the end position, a start position which is a position of the vehicle at a start of the predetermined driving operation according to a prescribed movement pattern representing a movement of the vehicle in the predetermined driving operation. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A system for providing an assistance in a vehicle driving operation, the system comprising:
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surrounding condition imaging means for producing an image representing surrounding conditions around the vehicle;
prescribed movement pattern storage means for storing a prescribed movement pattern representing a movement of the vehicle in a predetermined driving operation;
synthesized image production means for producing a synthesized image by superimposing the prescribed movement pattern on the surrounding condition image;
a display unit for displaying the synthesized image; and
pattern selection means for selecting the prescribed movement pattern based on a pointer input operation on a screen of the display unit.
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- 6. A system for providing an assistance in a vehicle driving operation, the system comprising an image processing section for producing an image representing surrounding conditions around the vehicle, wherein the image processing section produces a synthesized image by superimposing, on the surrounding condition image, a circumscribed area trace of space where the vehicle passes as the vehicle is moved by a predetermined driving operation.
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8. A method of assisting a user in operating a vehicle, comprising:
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automatically sensing and displaying conditions surrounding the vehicle;
receiving user input specifying an end position and orientation of the vehicle respective of a display of the conditions surrounding a current vehicle position; and
assisting the user based on the current vehicle position, the conditions surrounding the vehicle, and the end position and orientation of the vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10)
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