Vehicle periphery display control system
First Claim
1. A vehicle periphery display control system for displaying peripheral images of a vehicle which are captured by a plurality of cameras mounted on the vehicle in respective different positions thereon, comprising:
- a storage medium for storing road configuration information;
a present position identifying unit for identifying the present position of the vehicle;
a selecting unit for selecting either one of images captured by the cameras based on specific road configuration information of a peripheral area around the vehicle, which includes the present position identified by said present position identifying unit, said specific road configuration information being retrieved from the road configuration information stored in said storage medium; and
a display unit for displaying the image selected by said selecting unit.
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Abstract
A vehicle periphery display control system displays peripheral images of a vehicle which are captured by a plurality of cameras mounted on the vehicle in respective different positions thereon. A storage medium stores road configuration information of a road. A positioning unit identifies the present position of the vehicle on the road. A image switching decision unit selects either one of images captured by the cameras based on specific road configuration information of a peripheral area around the vehicle, which includes the present position identified by the present position identifying unit, of the road configuration information stored in the storage medium. The image switching decision unit controls a display unit to display the image selected by the selecting unit.
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13 Claims
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1. A vehicle periphery display control system for displaying peripheral images of a vehicle which are captured by a plurality of cameras mounted on the vehicle in respective different positions thereon, comprising:
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a storage medium for storing road configuration information;
a present position identifying unit for identifying the present position of the vehicle;
a selecting unit for selecting either one of images captured by the cameras based on specific road configuration information of a peripheral area around the vehicle, which includes the present position identified by said present position identifying unit, said specific road configuration information being retrieved from the road configuration information stored in said storage medium; and
a display unit for displaying the image selected by said selecting unit. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A system for controlling the display of peripheral images of a vehicle which are captured respectively by a plurality of cameras mounted in respective different positions on the vehicle, comprising:
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a positioning unit for identifying the present position of the vehicle on a road;
a display unit for selectively displaying the peripheral images captured by the cameras for being observed by the driver of the vehicle; and
an image switching controller for controlling said display unit for displaying either one of the peripheral images captured by the cameras based on road configuration information of the road around the vehicle which includes the present position identified by said positioning unit. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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