Image information processing system, image information processing method, image information processing program, and automobile
First Claim
1. An image information processing system for processing an image of an object shot by an infrared camera mounted in a mobile body and then displaying image information regarding the object on an image display device mounted in the mobile body, comprising:
- first variable measurement means for measuring a first variable based on a running mode of the mobile body;
second variable measurement means for measuring a second variable based on the position of the object through the infrared camera;
first image area recognition means for recognizing an image area associated with the object as a first image area on the basis of the second variable measured by the second variable measurement means;
second image area recognition means for estimating an image area recognized by the first image area recognition means on the basis of the first variable measured by the first variable measurement means and the second variable measured by the second variable measurement means and then recognizing the estimated image area as a second image area; and
image information control means for displaying, on the image display device, one or both of first image information associated with the first image area recognized by the first image area recognition means and second image information associated with the second image area recognized by the second image area recognition means.
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Abstract
An image information processing system permits stable display of image information regarding an object on an image display device even if an image area of the object recognized through an infrared camera is unstable. In the image information processing system, a first image area recognition unit recognizes a first image area associated with an object on the basis of a second variable based on the position of the object measured through the infrared camera. Further, a second image area recognition unit estimates the first image area on the basis of a first variable and a second variable based on the running mode of an automobile, and recognizes the estimated image area as a second image area. Then, an image information control unit causes a head-up display to display one or both of the first image information associated with the first image area and the second image information associated with the second image area.
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13 Claims
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1. An image information processing system for processing an image of an object shot by an infrared camera mounted in a mobile body and then displaying image information regarding the object on an image display device mounted in the mobile body, comprising:
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first variable measurement means for measuring a first variable based on a running mode of the mobile body;
second variable measurement means for measuring a second variable based on the position of the object through the infrared camera;
first image area recognition means for recognizing an image area associated with the object as a first image area on the basis of the second variable measured by the second variable measurement means;
second image area recognition means for estimating an image area recognized by the first image area recognition means on the basis of the first variable measured by the first variable measurement means and the second variable measured by the second variable measurement means and then recognizing the estimated image area as a second image area; and
image information control means for displaying, on the image display device, one or both of first image information associated with the first image area recognized by the first image area recognition means and second image information associated with the second image area recognized by the second image area recognition means. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 13)
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11. An image information processing method for processing an image of an object shot by an infrared camera mounted in a mobile body and then displaying image information regarding the object on an image display device mounted in the mobile body, comprising:
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a first variable measurement step for measuring a first variable based on a running mode of the mobile body;
a second variable measurement step for measuring a second variable based on the position of the object through the infrared camera;
a first image area recognition step for recognizing an image area associated with the object as a first image area on the basis of the second variable measured in the second variable measurement step;
a second image area recognition step for estimating an image area recognized in the first image area recognition step on the basis of the first variable measured in the first variable measurement step and the second variable measured in the second variable measurement step and then recognizing the estimated image area as a second image area, and an image information control step for causing the image display device to display one or both of first image information associated with the first image area recognized in the first image area recognition step and second image information associated with the second image area recognized in the second image area recognition step.
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12. An image information processing program for imparting to a computer a function for processing an image of an object shot by an infrared camera mounted in a mobile body and then displaying image information regarding the object on an image display device mounted in the mobile body, the function comprising:
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a first variable measurement function for measuring a first variable based on a running mode of the mobile body;
a second variable measurement function for measuring a second variable based on the position of the object through the infrared camera;
a first image area recognition function for recognizing an image area associated with the object as a first image area on the basis of the second variable measured by the second variable measurement function;
a second image area recognition function for estimating an image area recognized by the first image area recognition function on the basis of the first variable measured by the first variable measurement function and the second variable measured by the second variable measurement function and then recognizing the estimated image area as a second image area; and
an image information control function for causing the image display device to display one or both of first image information associated with the first image area recognized by the first image area recognition function and second image information associated with the second image area recognized by the second image area recognition function.
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