Drive assist system and navigation system for vehicle
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1. A drive assist system for a vehicle, comprising:
- front left and right cameras that are arranged at front left and right end parts, respectively, of the vehicle to capture a corresponding peripheral image around the vehicle;
a display device that is arranged in a passenger compartment of the vehicle and is connected with the front left and right cameras;
a map database that stores road map information;
a vehicle position sensing means for sensing a current position of the vehicle;
a display control means for controlling a displaying operation of the display device based on the sensed current position of the vehicle and the road map information in such a manner that when the vehicle approaches a junction where a current road, along which the vehicle currently travels, joins an encountering road, at least one of the peripheral images of the front left and right cameras, which shows a corresponding view of the encountering road, is displayed on the display device upon satisfaction of one or more predetermined conditions; and
a condition setting means for setting at least one of the one or more predetermined conditions, whereinthe display control means stops the displaying of the at least one of the peripheral images of the front left and right cameras when it is determined that the sensed current position of the vehicle is in the junction.
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Front left and right cameras are arranged at front left and right end parts, respectively, of a vehicle to capture a corresponding peripheral image around the vehicle. A control circuit controls a displaying operation of a display device based on a sensed current position of the vehicle and road map information in such a manner that when the vehicle approaches a junction where a current road, along which the vehicle currently travels, joins an encountering road, the peripheral images of front left and right cameras showing a corresponding view of the encountering road are displayed on the display device upon satisfaction of predetermined conditions.
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1. A drive assist system for a vehicle, comprising:
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front left and right cameras that are arranged at front left and right end parts, respectively, of the vehicle to capture a corresponding peripheral image around the vehicle; a display device that is arranged in a passenger compartment of the vehicle and is connected with the front left and right cameras; a map database that stores road map information; a vehicle position sensing means for sensing a current position of the vehicle; a display control means for controlling a displaying operation of the display device based on the sensed current position of the vehicle and the road map information in such a manner that when the vehicle approaches a junction where a current road, along which the vehicle currently travels, joins an encountering road, at least one of the peripheral images of the front left and right cameras, which shows a corresponding view of the encountering road, is displayed on the display device upon satisfaction of one or more predetermined conditions; and a condition setting means for setting at least one of the one or more predetermined conditions, wherein the display control means stops the displaying of the at least one of the peripheral images of the front left and right cameras when it is determined that the sensed current position of the vehicle is in the junction. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A drive assist system for a vehicle, comprising:
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front left and right cameras that are arranged at front left and right end parts, respectively, of the vehicle to capture a corresponding peripheral image around the vehicle; a display device that is arranged in a passenger compartment of the vehicle and is connected with the front left and right cameras; a map database that stores road map information; a vehicle position sensing means for sensing a current position of the vehicle; a display control means for controlling a displaying operation of the display device based on the sensed current position of the vehicle and the road map information in such a manner that when the vehicle approaches a junction where a current road, along which the vehicle currently travels, joins an encountering road, at least one of the peripheral images of the front left and right cameras, which shows a corresponding view of the encountering road, is displayed on the display device upon satisfaction of one or more predetermined, conditions; and a condition setting means for setting at least one of the one or more predetermined conditions, wherein each of the front left and right cameras is operable in an opposite-side image capture mode for capturing the peripheral image of an opposite side view on an opposite side of the vehicle, which is opposite from a side where the camera is located. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A navigation system for a vehicle, comprising:
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at least one front camera that is arranged at a front part of the vehicle to capture a corresponding peripheral image around the vehicle; a display device that is arranged in a passenger compartment of the vehicle and is connected with the at least one front camera; a map database that stores road map information; a vehicle position sensing device that senses a current position of the vehicle; and a control unit that controls a displaying operation of the display device based on the sensed current position of the vehicle and the road map information in such a manner that when the vehicle approaches a junction where a current road, along which the vehicle currently travels, joins an encountering road, the peripheral image of the at least one front camera, which shows a corresponding view of the encountering road, is displayed on the display device upon satisfaction of one or more predetermined conditions; and a condition setting arrangement, through which a user sets at least one of the one or more predetermined conditions, wherein; the at least one camera includes front left and right cameras, each of the front left and right cameras is operable in an own-side image capture mode and an opposite-side image capture mode; in the own-side image capture mode, each of the front left and right cameras captures the peripheral image of an own side view on an own side of the vehicle where the camera is located; in the opposite-side image capture mode, each of the front left and right cameras captures the peripheral image of an opposite side view on an opposite side of the vehicle, which is opposite from the own side where the camera is located; and the control unit changes an operational mode of each of the front left and right cameras between the own-side image capture mode and the opposite-side image capture mode depending on a state of the junction. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A navigation system for a vehicle, comprising:
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at least one front camera that is arranged at a front part of the vehicle to capture a corresponding peripheral image around the vehicle; a display device that is arranged in a passenger compartment of the vehicle and is connected with the at least one front camera; a map database that stores road map information; a vehicle position sensing device that senses a current position of the vehicle; and a control unit that controls a displaying operation of the display device based on the sensed current position of the vehicle and the road map information in such a manner that when the vehicle approaches a junction where a current road, along which the vehicle currently travels, joins an encountering road, the peripheral image of the at least one front camera, which shows a corresponding view of the encountering road, is displayed on the display device upon satisfaction of one or more predetermined conditions; and a condition setting arrangement, through which a user sets at least one of the one or more predetermined conditions, wherein the control unit controls the display device to display the peripheral image of the at least one front camera, which shows the corresponding view of the encountering road, on the display device in such a manner that the peripheral image of the at least one front camera is superimposed over a navigation road map derived from the road map information on the display device. - View Dependent Claims (17)
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18. A drive assist system for a vehicle, comprising:
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at least one front camera that is arranged at a front part of the vehicle to capture a corresponding peripheral image around the vehicle; a display device that is arranged in a passenger compartment of the vehicle and is connected with the at least one front camera; a map database that stores road map information; a vehicle position sensing means for sensing a current position of the vehicle; a display control means for controlling a displaying operation of the display device based on the sensed current position of the vehicle and the road map information in such a manner that when the vehicle approaches a junction where a current road, along which the vehicle currently travels, joins an encountering road, at least one of the peripheral images of the at least one front camera, which shows a corresponding view of the encountering road, is displayed on the display device upon satisfaction of one or more predetermined conditions; and a condition setting means for setting at least one of the one or more predetermined conditions, wherein the display control means stops the displaying of the at least one of the peripheral images of the at least one front camera when it is determined that the sensed current position of the vehicle is in the junction.
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