Patent ID: 8514100
Filing Date: 2013-08-20
Classification: B60Q,G08G

Abstract:
1. A vehicle approach warning system comprising: a person state detection part for detecting a person present around a vehicle and a state of the person; a warning control part for checking whether a warning, which indicates vehicle approach is needed, based on a detection result of the person state detection part; and an approach warning part for generating the warning in response to a check result of the warning control part indicating that the warning is needed; wherein the person state detection part is configured to detect a face of the person as the state of the person based on whether the face of the person is detected, the warning control part is configured to determine that the warning of the vehicle approach is needed in response to the detection result indicating that the person is detected but the face of the person is not detected; the person state detection part is configured to detect a number of persons in addition to the person and the state of the person; and the warning control part is configured to determine that the warning of the vehicle approach is needed in response to the detection result of the person detection part indicating that more than a predetermined number of persons are present in a predetermined area irrespective of the detection result of the person state detection part regarding the face of the person.