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Driver assistance device for a vehicle and a method for visualizing the surroundings of a vehicle

  • US 8,519,837 B2
  • Filed: 09/06/2006
  • Issued: 08/27/2013
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/08/2005
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A driver assistance device for a vehicle comprising:

  • at least two sensors for sensing surroundings of the vehicle, wherein the at least two sensors sense different spectral ranges relative to one another;

    wherein a first sensor of the at least two sensors is sensitive both in a range of visible light and in a range of near infrared light, wherein a second sensor of the at least two sensors senses in a range of infrared light, wherein a second sensor of the at least two sensors has a lower resolution than a first sensor of the at least two sensors;

    a display device configured to display attentiveness information in a region of a front windshield of the vehicle and at least one of in a region of a cockpit of the vehicle and in a region of a center console of the vehicle, wherein the attentiveness information comprises a cartoon-like display, wherein the display device displays the attentiveness information in a restrictedly contact-analogous fashion; and

    a device for determining a position of a driver'"'"'s head, a position of the driver'"'"'s eyes, and a movement of the driver'"'"'s eyes,wherein a location of the attentiveness information is dependent on the position of the driver'"'"'s head.

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