Surrounding conditions display apparatus
First Claim
1. A surrounding conditions display apparatus for capturing and displaying an image of an area surrounding a movable body, comprising:
- an image capturing unit for capturing an image of an area surrounding the movable body;
a distance detecting unit for detecting a distance between the movable body and an obstacle present in the area surrounding the movable body;
a display unit for displaying the image captured by the image capturing unit; and
a superposing unit for superposing, on the image of the surrounding area displayed on the display unit, an image of an area including the obstacle in such a manner that the area including the obstacle can be distinguished from the remaining image area and that the superposed image changes in accordance with the distance to the obstacle as detected by the distance detection unit.
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Abstract
A surrounding conditions display apparatus captures an image of an area surrounding a movable body and displays the captured image. The apparatus includes a CCD camera for capturing an image of the surrounding are, ultrasonic sensors for detecting a distance to an obstacle present in the surrounding area, and a liquid crystal display for displaying the image captured by the image capturing unit. A color image representing an area including the obstacle is superposed on the displayed image in such a manner that the brightness of the color image decreases with increasing distance from the origin of the area.
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20 Claims
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1. A surrounding conditions display apparatus for capturing and displaying an image of an area surrounding a movable body, comprising:
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an image capturing unit for capturing an image of an area surrounding the movable body;
a distance detecting unit for detecting a distance between the movable body and an obstacle present in the area surrounding the movable body;
a display unit for displaying the image captured by the image capturing unit; and
a superposing unit for superposing, on the image of the surrounding area displayed on the display unit, an image of an area including the obstacle in such a manner that the area including the obstacle can be distinguished from the remaining image area and that the superposed image changes in accordance with the distance to the obstacle as detected by the distance detection unit. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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