IMAGE PROCESSOR AND VEHICLE SURROUNDING VISUAL FIELD SUPPORT DEVICE
First Claim
1. An image processor receiving photographing signals from a first photographing part and a second photographing part installed at a first vehicle and having a common visual field in a direction of a second vehicle connected to the first vehicle, the image processor comprising:
- an image synthesizer generating a synthetic image obtained by synthesizing a first image based on the photographing signal from the first photographing part and a second image based on the photographing signal from the second photographing part; and
a video signal output part outputting a video signal for displaying on a display device a display image based on the synthetic image.
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Abstract
One camera having a horizontally wide view angle is installed at each of the left and right rear ends of a tractor. The visual field of the left camera includes the road surface located to the left side of the tractor and a trailer, and the like. The visual field of the right camera includes the road surface located to the right side of the tractor and the trailer, and the like. The left and right cameras have a common visual field at the rear side of the trailer. A panorama image obtained by synthesizing images respectively obtained by the left and right cameras is displayed on a display device located in the interior of the tractor.
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12 Claims
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1. An image processor receiving photographing signals from a first photographing part and a second photographing part installed at a first vehicle and having a common visual field in a direction of a second vehicle connected to the first vehicle, the image processor comprising:
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an image synthesizer generating a synthetic image obtained by synthesizing a first image based on the photographing signal from the first photographing part and a second image based on the photographing signal from the second photographing part; and a video signal output part outputting a video signal for displaying on a display device a display image based on the synthetic image. - View Dependent Claims (3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9)
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2. An image processor receiving photographing signals from a first photographing part and a second photographing part installed at a first vehicle and having a common visual field in a direction of a second vehicle connected to the first vehicle, and also receiving a photographing signal from a third photographing part that photographs rear of the second vehicle, the image processor comprising:
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an image synthesizer reflecting a third image based on the photographing signal from the third photographing part on an image portion of the second vehicle in a synthetic image obtained by synthesizing a first image based on the photographing signal from the first photographing part and a second image based on the photographing signal from the second photographing part and further synthesizing the synthetic image with the third image to thereby generate a multiple synthetic image; and a video signal output part outputting a video signal for displaying on a display device a display image based on the multiple synthetic image. - View Dependent Claims (8, 10)
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11. A vehicle surrounding visual field support method,
receiving photographing signals from a first photographing part and a second photographing part installed at a first vehicle and having a common visual field in a direction of a second vehicle connected to the first vehicle, synthesizing a first image based on the photographing signal from the first photographing part and a second image based on the photographing signal from the second photographing part to thereby generate a synthetic image, and displaying on a display device a display image based on the synthetic image.
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12. A vehicle surrounding visual field support method,
receiving photographing signals from a first photographing part and a second photographing part installed at a first vehicle and having a common visual field in a direction of a second vehicle connected to the first vehicle, and also receiving a photographing signal from a third photographing part that photographs rear of the second vehicle, reflecting a third image based on the photographing signal from the third photographing part on an image portion of the second vehicle in a synthetic image obtained by synthesizing a first image based on the photographing signal from the first photographing part and a second image based on the photographing signal from the second photographing part and further synthesizing the synthetic image with the third image to thereby generate a multiple synthetic image; - and
displaying on a display device a display image based on the multiple synthetic image.
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