US 12,407,796 B2
Surrounding image display apparatus that displays surrounding image when driver intends to make a lane departure and method
Yuki Yamamoto, Toyota (JP)
Assigned to TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Toyota (JP); and DENSO CORPORATION, Kariya (JP)
Filed by TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Toyota (JP); and DENSO CORPORATION, Kariya (JP)
Filed on Sep. 13, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/367,732.
Claims priority of application No. 2022-148136 (JP), filed on Sep. 16, 2022.
Prior Publication US 2024/0098227 A1, Mar. 21, 2024
Int. Cl. H04N 7/18 (2006.01); B60R 1/27 (2022.01)
CPC H04N 7/188 (2013.01) [B60R 1/27 (2022.01); B60R 2300/105 (2013.01); B60R 2300/8026 (2013.01)] 5 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A surrounding image display apparatus comprising:
a camera that captures an image of a surrounding of a vehicle;
a display that displays a surrounding image captured by the camera; and
an electronic control unit that controls the display, the electronic control unit is configured to start displaying the surrounding image when it is determined that a driver intends to make a lane departure, and end the displaying of the surrounding image when it is determined that the driver has performed a steering operation without visually confirming a situation of a blind spot on the side of the lane departure.