Patent ID: 8339252
Filing Date: 2012-12-25
Classification: B60K,B60Q,B60R,G08G

Abstract:
1. A blind spot display device comprising: image display units which are respectively provided inside a pair of left and right front pillars in a vehicle, and display the image of a blind spot area outside the vehicle caused by the field of view of a driver being blocked by each front pillar; attention drawing units which are provided correspondingly to the image display units, and draw attention of the driver such that the driver looks at the image; a traveling state estimation unit which estimates the traveling state of the vehicle, wherein the image display units switch display and non-display of the image on the basis of the traveling state estimated by the traveling state estimation unit, the attention drawing unit corresponding to the image display unit which displays the image draws attention of the driver, the attention drawing unit draws attention of the driver on the basis of an obstacle present in the blind spot area, and the attention drawing unit draws attention of the driver on the basis of the time until the obstacle enters the blind spot area.