Support system and support method

An assistance system comprising circuitry configured to:

• determine a location of an attention-requiring person;
• determine an affected area where a flow line of the attention-requiring person will potentially intersect with a flow line of a nearby object approaching the attention-requiring person;
• and
• output an attention request to an output unit that is present in the affected area, wherein
• the affected area is determined based on the flow line of the attention-requiring person and includes a region extending from the location of the attention-requiring person.

A method for assisting cooperation for a user that requires attention using an assistance system that includes circuitry, the method comprising:

• determining, by the circuitry, a location of an attention-requiring person;
• determining, by the circuitry, an affected area where a flow line of the attention-requiring person will potentially intersect with a flow line of a nearby object approaching the attention-requiring person;
• and
• outputting, by the circuitry, an attention request to an output unit that is present in the affected area, wherein
• the affected area is determined based on the flow line of the attention-requiring person and includes a region extending from the location of the attention-requiring person.