System and apparatus for drive assistance
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1. A drive assistance system for assisting an operation of a driver comprising:
- an information transmission unit for transmitting field information representative of an outer field of the vehicle, wherein the information transmission unit is disposed on an outside of the vehicle, and wherein the outer field includes a field that is potentially invisible from the driver in an outside of the vehicle;
a set of information provision units for providing the field information for the driver; and
a control unit for controlling the set of information provision units, wherein the control unit makes one of the information provision units provide the field information derived from the information transmission unit for the driver for assisting the operation of the driver, and wherein the control unit makes one other information provision unit provide supplemental information that identifies the information provision unit being controlled for providing the field information derived from the information transmission unit,wherein the information transmission unit, the set of information provision units and the control unit are organized as a drive assistance apparatus.
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Abstract
A drive assistance system is provided for assisting an operation of a driver of a vehicle in a manner that does not cause disturbance for the driver, based on image information derived from an external apparatus such as roadside cameras or the like. The image information is provided for the driver by a liquid crystal display unit, and the provision of the image information is accompanied by a provision of supplemental information from a headup display unit that draws driver'"'"'s attention to the provision of the image information from the liquid crystal display unit in an appropriate manner.
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1. A drive assistance system for assisting an operation of a driver comprising:
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an information transmission unit for transmitting field information representative of an outer field of the vehicle, wherein the information transmission unit is disposed on an outside of the vehicle, and wherein the outer field includes a field that is potentially invisible from the driver in an outside of the vehicle; a set of information provision units for providing the field information for the driver; and a control unit for controlling the set of information provision units, wherein the control unit makes one of the information provision units provide the field information derived from the information transmission unit for the driver for assisting the operation of the driver, and wherein the control unit makes one other information provision unit provide supplemental information that identifies the information provision unit being controlled for providing the field information derived from the information transmission unit, wherein the information transmission unit, the set of information provision units and the control unit are organized as a drive assistance apparatus. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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