Data processing: vehicles – navigation – and relative location – Relative location
Reexamination Certificate
2011-06-21
2011-06-21
Keith, Jack (Department: 3663)
Data processing: vehicles, navigation, and relative location
Relative location
C701S208000, C701S301000, C340S995240, C356S029000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07966128
ABSTRACT:
An information provision apparatus (1) comprises an observed-object detection apparatus (11) and an information output unit (41), and outputs from the information output unit (41) information on an observed object detected by the observed-object detection apparatus (11). The observed-object detection apparatus (11) comprises: a line-of-sight detector (21) for detecting a line of sight of a driver; an object detector (22) for detecting an object which is on a line of sight of a driver, based on the direction of the line of sight detected by the line-of-sight detector (21), on a current position of a vehicle, and on map information; and an observed-object calculator (23) for determining from objects detected by the object detector (22) an observed object observed by a driver, based on time for which the object is on a line of sight. This allows an object observed by a driver to be detected even if there is no trigger from the driver.
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Matsui Takeshi
Widodo Ari
Yamauchi Yasutaka
Yoshizawa Akira
Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch, LLP.
Denso IT Laboratory, Inc.
Keith Jack
Khatib Rami
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