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Vehicle display system

  • US 20050134479A1
  • Filed: 12/13/2004
  • Published: 06/23/2005
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/17/2003
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. A vehicle display system comprising:

  • an image taking unit that takes a color image of a forward scenery ahead of a vehicle;

    an object detecting unit that detects an object including a red light element in the taken color image of the forward scenery;

    an object recognizing unit that recognizes, of the detected object, an object corresponding to at least one of a leading vehicle, a road sign, and a traffic control apparatus;

    an extracting unit that extracts, of the red light element of the recognized object, a first position on the taken color image of the forward scenery;

    a displaying unit that includes a display area in a windshield of the vehicle, and displays on the display area a display image that is superimposed on the forward scenery, to thereby cause a user of the vehicle to recognize the display image;

    an eye point detecting unit that detects an eye point of the user;

    a position designating unit that designates a second position on the display area corresponding to the extracted first position of the red light element based on a result of detecting by the eye point detecting unit;

    a display image generating unit that generates the display image that is used to highlight the designated second position over the forward scenery; and

    a display controlling unit that displays the generated display image at the designated second position on the display area.

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