Patent ID: 6727807
Filing Date: 2004-04-27
Classification: B60K,B60R

Abstract:
A system for alerting a driver of an automobile to a traffic condition, the system comprising:at least one camera having a field of view and facing in the forward direction of the automobile, said at least one camera capturing images of the field of view in front of the automobile; a control unit for receiving the images of the field of view captured by the at least one camera, said control unit identifying objects of at least one predetermined type in the captured images, and analyzing the identified objects to determine whether any of the identified objects present a condition requiring a response by the driver; and a display for receiving control signals from the control unit regarding one or more of said identified objects which have been determined to present a condition requiring a response by the driver, and for displaying an image of said one or more of said identified objects to the driver, said displayed image being positioned and scaled so that said displayed image overlays a corresponding actual object as seen by the driver, the displayed image of the object enhancing a feature of the corresponding actual object to alert the driver, wherein the control unit identifies features in the objects of at least one predetermined type, said features being borders of a roadway in the image, and the control unit determines whether a movement of the automobile is inconsistent with the borders of the roadway.