# US 10,864,921 B2 · Onboard apparatus

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- Number: US 10,864,921 B2
- Document ID: US10864921B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 16/675,580
- Filed: 2019-11-06
- Published: 2020-05-28
- Granted: 2020-12-15
- Earliest claimed: 2018-11-26
- Assignees: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
- Applicants: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
- Inventors: Naoyuki Urushizaki; Kenta Takenaka
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US10864921B2

## CPC

- B60R 1/26: to the rear of the vehicle
- B60K 35/10: Input arrangements, i.e. from user to vehicle, associated with vehicle functions or specially adapted therefor
- B60K 35/22: Display screens
- B60K 35/28: characterised by the type of the output information, e.g. video entertainment or vehicle dynamics information; characterised by the purpose of the output information, e.g. for attracting the attention of the driver
- B60W 50/14: Means for informing the driver, warning the driver or prompting a driver intervention
- B60K 35/60: Instruments characterised by their location or relative disposition in or on vehicles (arrangements of lighting devices on dashboards B60Q3/10)
- B60K 2360/167: Vehicle dynamics information
- B60K 2360/171: Vehicle or relevant part thereof displayed
- B60K 2360/172: Driving mode indication
- B60R 2300/70: characterised by an event-triggered choice to display a specific image among a selection of captured images
- B60R 2300/802: for monitoring and displaying vehicle exterior blind spot views
- B60R 2300/8046: for replacing a rear-view mirror system
- B60R 2300/8066: for monitoring rearward traffic
- B60W 2050/146: {Display means}
- B60R: VEHICLES, VEHICLE FITTINGS, OR VEHICLE PARTS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- B60K: ARRANGEMENT OR MOUNTING OF PROPULSION UNITS OR OF TRANSMISSIONS IN VEHICLES; ARRANGEMENT OR MOUNTING OF PLURAL DIVERSE PRIME-MOVERS IN VEHICLES; AUXILIARY DRIVES FOR VEHICLES; INSTRUMENTATION OR DASHBOARDS FOR VEHICLES; ARRANGEMENTS IN CONNECTION WITH COOLING, AIR INTAKE, GAS EXHAUST OR FUEL SUPPLY OF PROPULSION UNITS IN VEHICLES
- B60W: CONJOINT CONTROL OF VEHICLE SUB-UNITS OF DIFFERENT TYPE OR DIFFERENT FUNCTION; CONTROL SYSTEMS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR HYBRID VEHICLES; ROAD VEHICLE DRIVE CONTROL SYSTEMS FOR PURPOSES NOT RELATED TO THE CONTROL OF A PARTICULAR SUB-UNIT

## Abstract

An onboard apparatus includes an image capturing unit configured to capture a periphery of a vehicle, a display unit configured to display an image captured by the image capturing unit, and a notification unit configured to notify an occupant of information. The notification unit is configured to notify the occupant that the vehicle is in a startable state on the condition that, at least, display of the captured image has been started by the display unit.

## Claims

### Claim 1

An onboard apparatus comprising:
an image capturing unit configured to capture a periphery of a vehicle;
a display unit configured to display an image captured by the image capturing unit; and
a notification unit configured to notify an occupant of information,
wherein the notification unit is configured to notify the occupant that the vehicle is in a startable state on a condition that, at least, display of the captured image has been started by the display unit, and
if the display unit does not display because of a fault, the notification unit notifies the occupant that the vehicle is in the startable state even if display of the captured image has not been started by the display unit.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the notification unit notifies the occupant that the vehicle is in the startable state on the condition that, at least: a driving source that generates a driving force of the vehicle is in an operable state; and display of the captured image has been started by the display unit.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the start of display of the captured image by the display unit is determined based on an elapse of a time needed for the display unit to change from a non-display state to a display state.

### Claim 4 (depends on 3)

The apparatus according to claim 3, wherein the time is a time uniformly determined independently of a temperature.

### Claim 5 (depends on 3)

The apparatus according to claim 3, wherein the time is a time that is changed in accordance with a temperature.

### Claim 6 (depends on 1)

The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the image capturing unit captures a side and a rear of the vehicle, and the vehicle is a side-mirrorless vehicle.