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Driving-operation assist and recording medium

  • US 7,277,123 B1
  • Filed: 10/06/1999
  • Issued: 10/02/2007
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/08/1998
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A vehicle operation assist for a vehicle mounted with a camera, said vehicle operation assist comprising:

  • an imaging unit operable to generate a circumferential state image using an output image from the camera, said circumferential state image viewed from a virtual viewpoint, said virtual viewpoint being different from a viewpoint of the camera;

    a synthetic-image generating unit operable to generate a synthetic image by using the circumferential state image and an assumed-movement pattern image which is based on a predetermined driving operation of the vehicle, the assumed-movement pattern image including a movement of the vehicle between a start position of the vehicle and a parking position of the vehicle in case of performing the predetermined driving operation; and

    a display unit operable to display the synthetic image,wherein the assumed-movement pattern image includes tire traces.

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