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PARKING ASSISTANCE DEVICE

  • US 20100066825A1
  • Filed: 05/20/2008
  • Published: 03/18/2010
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/30/2007
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A parking assistance device for assisting a driving operation involving turning for parking a vehicle in a desired parking position, the parking assistance device comprising:

  • an image-receiving part for acquiring image data resulting from capturing an image of a scene around the vehicle using an imaging device mounted on the vehicle;

    a parking-section setting part for setting a parking section corresponding to the desired parking position;

    an image-converting part for performing an image-converting process on the image data, the image-converting process including at least one of viewpoint conversion and distortion correction;

    a deflection angle calculating part for calculating a deflection angle between the vehicle and the parking section; and

    an image-outputting part for outputting the image data until the deflection angle is equal to or less than a reference deflection angle, and, after the deflection angle has become equal to or less than the reference deflection angle, outputting converted image data that has been subjected to the image-converting process, the image data and converted image data being outputted to a display device adapted for installation in the vehicle.

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