Methods, systems, and devices for e-mirror traffic lane identification
AssigneesToyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc., Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorCoh L. Yoshizaki
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Abstract
Methods, systems, and devices for assisting a driver of a vehicle. A traffic lane identification system may include one or more displays located on or within the vehicle. The system may further include an electronic control unit (ECU) coupled to the one or more displays. The ECU may transmit a real-time video data to a display so as to display the field of view of the surrounding area of the vehicle. The ECU may further generate a lane identifier indicating a current traffic lane of the vehicle. The ECU may further transmit the lane identifier to the display so as to display the lane identifier overlaid within the field of view of the surrounding area of the vehicle.
Claims16
A traffic lane identification system for assisting a driver of a vehicle, comprising:
- a display located on or within the vehicle;
- and
- an electronic control unit (ECU) coupled to the display and configured to:
- transmit a real-time video data to the display so as to display a field of view of a surrounding area of the vehicle via the display;
- generate a lane identifier indicating a current traffic lane of the vehicle;
- transmit the lane identifier to the display so as to display the lane identifier overlaid within the field of view via the display;
- determine that the vehicle is performing a lane change maneuver;
- generate an updated lane identifier indicating a new current traffic lane of the vehicle;
- transmit the updated lane identifier to the display so as to display the updated lane identifier overlaid within the field of view via the display;
- and
- turn off the lane identifier from the display during the lane change maneuver.
A traffic lane identification system for assisting a driver of a vehicle, comprising:
- a camera configured to capture a real-time video data of a field of view of a surrounding area of the vehicle;
- a display located on or within the vehicle;
- and
- an electronic control unit (ECU) coupled to the display and the camera and configured to:
- transmit the real-time video data to the display so as to display the field of view of the surrounding area of the vehicle via the display;
- generate a lane identifier indicating a current traffic lane of the vehicle;
- transmit the lane identifier to the display so as to display the lane identifier overlaid within the field of view via the display;
- determine that the vehicle is performing a lane change maneuver;
- turn off the lane identifier from the display during the lane change maneuver;
- determine that the vehicle has completed the lane change maneuver;
- generate an updated lane identifier indicating a new current traffic lane of the vehicle;
- and
- transmit the updated lane identifier to the display so as to display the updated lane identifier overlaid within the field of view via the display.
A method for assisting a driver of a vehicle, comprising:
- transmitting, via an electronic control unit (ECU) of the vehicle, a real-time video data to a display so as to display a field of view of a surrounding area of the vehicle via the display;
- generating, via the ECU, a lane identifier indicating a current traffic lane of the vehicle;
- transmitting, via the ECU, the lane identifier to the display so as to display the lane identifier overlaid within the field of view via the display:
- determining, via the ECU, that the vehicle is performing a lane change maneuver;
- disabling, via the ECU, the lane identifier from the display during the lane change maneuver;
- determining, via the ECU, that the vehicle has completed the lane change maneuver;
- generating, via the ECU, an updated lane identifier indicating a new current traffic lane of the vehicle;
- and
- transmitting, via the ECU, the updated lane identifier to the display so as to display the updated lane identifier overlaid within the field of view via the display.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.