Patent ID: 8937536
Filing Date: 2015-01-20
Classification: B60K,G02B,G08G

Abstract:
1. A vehicle information transmission device that prompts a driver for recognition of a certain object detected as being located at a position proximate to the vehicle, the vehicle information transmission device comprising: an electronic control unit, the electronic unit prompting both recognition of the certain object and recognition of a position different from a position of the certain object, so that the driver's attention is constant and uniformly distributed, wherein in a case where the position of the certain object is a left side with reference to a position of the driver, the electronic control unit prompts recognition of a right side with reference to the driver as the position different from the position of the certain object; and in a case where the position of the certain object is the right side with reference to the position of the driver, the electronic unit prompts recognition of the left side with reference to the driver as the position different from the position of the certain object, so that the driver's attention is also allocated by the corresponding prompt at the side where the certain object is not detected, while the driver's attention is being attracted by the corresponding prompt at the side where the certain object is detected.