US 12,217,604 B2
System and method for driving assistance along a path
Manish Gupta, Bangalore (IN); Ramesh Chelur Ramchandra Sastry, Bangalore (IN); Pramod Chintalapoodi, San Diego, CA (US); and Sho Tanaka, Tokyo (JP)
Assigned to SONY GROUP CORPORATION, Tokyo (JP)
Filed by SONY GROUP CORPORATION, Tokyo (JP)
Filed on Feb. 27, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/174,800.
Application 18/174,800 is a continuation of application No. 17/210,224, filed on Mar. 23, 2021, granted, now 11,615,706.
Application 17/210,224 is a continuation of application No. 16/739,378, filed on Jan. 10, 2020, granted, now 10,984,655, issued on Apr. 20, 2021.
Application 16/739,378 is a continuation of application No. 16/195,025, filed on Nov. 19, 2018, granted, now 10,565,870, issued on Feb. 18, 2020.
Application 16/195,025 is a continuation of application No. 15/674,693, filed on Aug. 11, 2017, granted, now 10,140,861, issued on Nov. 27, 2018.
Application 15/674,693 is a continuation of application No. 14/851,231, filed on Sep. 11, 2015, granted, now 9,767,687, issued on Sep. 19, 2017.
Prior Publication US 2023/0230477 A1, Jul. 20, 2023
Int. Cl. G08G 1/0967 (2006.01); B60C 9/00 (2006.01); B60Q 9/00 (2006.01); B60W 50/08 (2020.01); B60W 50/14 (2020.01); G08G 1/0962 (2006.01); G08G 1/16 (2006.01); G08G 1/01 (2006.01)
CPC G08G 1/09623 (2013.01) [B60C 9/00 (2013.01); B60Q 9/00 (2013.01); B60W 50/08 (2013.01); B60W 50/14 (2013.01); G08G 1/096708 (2013.01); G08G 1/096716 (2013.01); G08G 1/096741 (2013.01); G08G 1/096775 (2013.01); G08G 1/096783 (2013.01); G08G 1/096791 (2013.01); G08G 1/163 (2013.01); G08G 1/164 (2013.01); B60W 2520/06 (2013.01); B60W 2520/10 (2013.01); B60W 2552/00 (2020.02); B60W 2552/30 (2020.02); B60W 2556/45 (2020.02); G08G 1/0112 (2013.01)] 13 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A driving assistance system, comprising:
an electronic control unit of a first vehicle that drives on a path including a first portion and a second portion, wherein said electronic control unit comprises:
a memory configured to store a set of instructions; and
circuitry configured to:
receive data associated with said second portion of said path from a first communication device via a communication between said first vehicle and said first communication device; and
generate a combined view image with said second portion of said path based on said received data, wherein
said combined view image includes at least one of an obstruction image and a vehicle image on the second portion of said path, and
said first portion of said path includes a present position of said first vehicle and said second portion of said path excludes said present position of said first vehicle.