Patent ID: 7295227

Claim:
An apparatus for aiding steering when a vehicle is being driven in reverse, the moving direction of the vehicle being determined in response to the angle of steered wheels, the apparatus comprising: a camera for capturing an image of an area behind the vehicle; a monitor for displaying the image captured by the camera; a detector for detecting the angle of the steered wheels; and a display control unit for displaying a guide marking for aiding steering while a driver operates a steering wheel, the marking and the image being simultaneously displayed on the monitor when the vehicle is being driven in reverse, wherein the marking provides the driver with at least first and second indications, wherein the first indication is a fixed reference guide displaying vehicle width projecting behind the vehicle and continuously showing a path of the vehicle corresponding to the angle of zero degrees of the steered wheels regardless of the current angle of the steered wheels, and wherein the second indication is simultaneously displayed with the first indication and shows a prospective path of the vehicle corresponding to the current angle of the steered wheels detected by the detector.