Parking assist apparatus and method

Details Parking assist apparatus and method Parking assist apparatus and method

2011-04-12

2011-04-12

Lee, Benjamin C (Department: 2612)

Communications: electrical

Vehicle parking indicators

C367S103000, C701S035000, C701S036000, C701S042000, C340S435000, C340S439000, C348S148000

Reexamination Certificate

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07924171

ABSTRACT:
A parking assisting apparatus and method that can precisely estimate the orientation of a parking space. A parking assisting apparatus for assisting parking a vehicle includes an obstacle detecting mechanism that detects an obstacle near the vehicle and an orientation information acquiring mechanism that acquires information as to an orientation of the vehicle. The apparatus estimates an orientation of the parking space that may exist near the vehicle based on the detection result of the obstacle detecting mechanism and the orientation information.

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Office Action issued Oct. 15, 2010, in Korea Patent Application No. 10-2008-7025718 (with English translation).

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