Monitoring system
First Claim
1. A monitoring system comprising:
- a camera for taking an image of a state behind a vehicle, installed in a rear portion of said vehicle in a position shifted from a center line along the lengthwise direction of said vehicle; and
an image processing unit for receiving a camera image of said camera and generating a rear image of the state behind said vehicle on the basis of said camera image, wherein said image processing unit performs image processing for allowing a vertical center line of said rear image to substantially accord with said center line along the lengthwise direction of said vehicle.
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Abstract
A camera for taking a state behind a vehicle is installed in a position laterally shifted from the rear center of the vehicle. An image processing unit generates a rear image from a camera image by shifting merely a rectangular area of the camera image so that a vertical center line thereof can substantially accord with the center line along the lengthwise direction of the vehicle. Furthermore, processing for correcting lens distortion may be performed. As a result, when the vehicle is moved straight backward, an object present on the center line of the vehicle moves vertically in substantially the center of the screen, so that a user can be prevented from having an odd feeling to see the image.
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4 Claims
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1. A monitoring system comprising:
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a camera for taking an image of a state behind a vehicle, installed in a rear portion of said vehicle in a position shifted from a center line along the lengthwise direction of said vehicle; and
an image processing unit for receiving a camera image of said camera and generating a rear image of the state behind said vehicle on the basis of said camera image, wherein said image processing unit performs image processing for allowing a vertical center line of said rear image to substantially accord with said center line along the lengthwise direction of said vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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