VEHICLE PERIPHERY MONITORING DEVICE AND VEHICLE PERIPHERY MONITORING SYSTEM
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Abstract
A vehicle periphery monitoring device includes a location information acquisition unit configured to acquire a current location of the vehicle; a vehicle-mounted camera configured to capture an image of the exterior of the vehicle; a display device configured to display the image; a caution point information storage unit configured to store information relating to a caution point, which is a location where use of the vehicle-mounted camera is recommended; and a control unit configured to carry out vehicle exterior image display to output the image acquired by the vehicle-mounted camera to the display device, wherein the control unit carries out the vehicle exterior image display when it is determined that the caution point is present near the acquired current location.
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36 Claims
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23. A vehicle periphery monitoring system comprising a vehicle and a server device, wherein
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a location information acquisition unit configured to acquire location information on the vehicle; a vehicle-mounted camera configured to capture an image of the exterior of the vehicle; a display device configured to display the image; a server communication unit configured to send the acquired location information to the server device; and a control unit configured to determine whether or not to carry out vehicle exterior image display to output the image acquired from the vehicle-mounted camera to the display device, on the basis of information received from the server device, and the server device comprises; a caution point information storage unit configured to store information relating to a caution point, which is a location where use of the vehicle-mounted camera is recommended; a camera recommendation level determination unit configured to acquire location information on the vehicle, and to determine a camera recommendation level, which is information relating to the extent to which use of the vehicle-mounted camera is recommended at a caution point corresponding to the acquired position information; and a vehicle communication unit configured to send the determined camera recommendation level to the vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33)
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34. A server device, comprising:
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a caution point information storage unit configured to store information relating to a caution point, which is a location where use of a vehicle-mounted camera capturing an image of the exterior of a vehicle is recommended; a camera recommendation level determination unit configured to acquire current location information on the vehicle, and to determine a camera recommendation level, which is information relating to the extent to which use of the vehicle-mounted camera is recommended at a caution point corresponding to the acquired position information; and a vehicle communication unit configured to send the determined camera recommendation level to the vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (35)
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36. A vehicle periphery monitoring method performed by:
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a vehicle provided with a vehicle-mounted camera configured to capture an image of the exterior of the vehicle, and a display device; and a server device configured to store information relating to a caution point, which is a location where use of the vehicle-mounted camera is recommended, the method implemented by the vehicle comprising; a step of acquiring location information on the vehicle; a step of sending the acquired location information to the server device; and a step of determining whether or not vehicle exterior image display to output an image acquired from the vehicle-mounted camera to the display device is necessary, on the basis of information received from the server device, and the method implemented by the server device comprising; a step of acquiring location information on the vehicle, and determining a camera recommendation level, which is information relating to the extent to which use of the vehicle-mounted camera is recommended at a caution point corresponding to the acquired position information; and a step of sending the determined camera recommendation level to the vehicle.
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Specification