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Vehicle periphery monitoring apparatus

  • US 8,848,056 B2
  • Filed: 02/06/2012
  • Issued: 09/30/2014
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/09/2011
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A vehicle periphery monitoring apparatus comprising:

  • an image capturing device mounted on a vehicle, for acquiring a captured image of a peripheral area of the vehicle;

    a mobile object detector for detecting a mobile object based on the captured image;

    a detection frame generator for generating a detection frame that encircles the mobile object detected by the mobile object detector;

    a display unit; and

    a display processor for displaying the detection frame superposed upon the captured image in a display area on the display unit,wherein the mobile object detector judges a travel path of the mobile object, andthe display processor sets a plurality of areas on the captured image, including a non-display area in which the detection frame is not displayed and including the display area, depending on the travel path judged by the mobile object detector.

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