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Field watch apparatus

  • US 20080186382A1
  • Filed: 02/04/2008
  • Published: 08/07/2008
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/06/2007
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A field watch apparatus for use in a subject vehicle comprising:

  • a road image acquisition unit capable of acquiring a road image that includes another vehicle around the subject vehicle from a roadside capture unit disposed in surroundings of the subject vehicle while the subject vehicle is traveling on a road;

    an overhead view generation unit capable of generating an overhead view of the subject vehicle with a viewpoint from above the subject vehicle, wherein the overhead view of the subject vehicle is generated as a view of a real image of a nearby area of the subject vehicle by composing the plural road images respectively captured in different perspectives of the plural roadside capture units with viewpoint shifting; and

    a display unit disposed in the subject vehicle and capable of displaying the overhead view of the subject vehicle, wherein a position of the subject vehicle is represented in an identifiable manner in the overhead view.

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