Patent ID: 7640107
Filing Date: 2009-12-29
Classification: B60K,B60Q,B60R,B60T,B60W,B62D,G01C

Abstract:
1. A vehicle drive assist device adapted to be mounted on a vehicle, comprising: a first camera installed at a rear side of the vehicle to pick up a first image; a second camera installed at a right side of the vehicle to pick up a second image; a third camera installed at a left side of the vehicle to pick up a third image; a display having a screen on which at least one of the images picked up by the cameras is displayed; and a drive assist controller operable to divide the screen into a plurality of display areas, and display the respective images on the respective display areas, wherein the drive assist controller displays the first image, the second image and the third image simultaneously on an entire area of the screen; wherein the drive assist controller displays a simplified figure of the vehicle, which indicates an entire appearance of the vehicle as viewed from above at the center of the entire area of the screen; and the drive assist controller display respective photographing directions of the first to third cameras on the respective display areas so as to superimpose onto the respective first to third images.