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Apparatus and method for altering a driver when a vehicle departs from a predefined driving area in a lane

  • US 7,411,485 B2
  • Filed: 09/30/2005
  • Issued: 08/12/2008
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/31/2003
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. An apparatus for a vehicle for alerting a driver of the vehicle when the vehicle deviates from a predefined driving area in a lane, the apparatus comprising:

  • an image display unit (6) connected to a control unit (5) that together provide a visual warning (7) on the image display unit (6) when the vehicle is outside the predefined driving area, the visual warning (7) taking the form of one of (i) a solid and (ii) a broken line at the side of the image display unit (6) that corresponds to the side of the vehicle toward which the deviation is occurring;

    wherein the visual warning (7) is moved sideways in proportion to the size of the deviation.

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