Vehicle-Surrounding Image Display Apparatus And Vehicle-Surrounding Image Display Method
First Claim
1. A vehicle-surrounding image display apparatus comprising:
- an image input unit configured to input front, rear, left, and right images captured by a plurality of imaging devices disposed at a front side, a rear side, a left side, and a right side of a vehicle, respectively;
a top view image generation unit configured to generate a vehicle top image of the vehicle as seen from a perspective above the vehicle by performing viewpoint conversion processing on the front, rear, left, and right images input by the image input unit;
a vehicle side image generation unit configured to generate at least one of a vehicle side image as seen from a perspective forward of the imaging devices on the left side and the right side of the vehicle, and a vehicle side image as seen from a perspective rearward of the imaging devices on the left side and the right side of the vehicle, by performing the viewpoint conversion processing on the left and right images input by the image input unit;
a vehicle-surrounding image display control unit configured to generate the vehicle side image and the vehicle top image on a display unit anda distinction image generation unit configured to generate distinction images indicative of a correspondence relation between the vehicle side image and a direction in which the vehicle side image is captured in the vehicle top image, whereina distinction image display control unit displays the distinction images superimposed on the vehicle side image and the vehicle top image.
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Abstract
A vehicle-surrounding image display apparatus and a vehicle-surrounding image display method permits a user to intuitively recognize in which direction a vehicle side image is displayed along with a vehicle top image. When a vehicle side image, such as a forward side view image, and a rearward mirror view image is displayed along with a top view image, distinction images indicative of a correspondence relation between the vehicle side image and the direction in which the vehicle side image is shot in the top view image, are superimposed on both the vehicle side image and the top view image, which enables a user to intuitively recognize in which direction the vehicle side image displayed along with the top view image is shot by looking at both the vehicle side image and the top view image showing the distinction images.
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11 Claims
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1. A vehicle-surrounding image display apparatus comprising:
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an image input unit configured to input front, rear, left, and right images captured by a plurality of imaging devices disposed at a front side, a rear side, a left side, and a right side of a vehicle, respectively; a top view image generation unit configured to generate a vehicle top image of the vehicle as seen from a perspective above the vehicle by performing viewpoint conversion processing on the front, rear, left, and right images input by the image input unit; a vehicle side image generation unit configured to generate at least one of a vehicle side image as seen from a perspective forward of the imaging devices on the left side and the right side of the vehicle, and a vehicle side image as seen from a perspective rearward of the imaging devices on the left side and the right side of the vehicle, by performing the viewpoint conversion processing on the left and right images input by the image input unit; a vehicle-surrounding image display control unit configured to generate the vehicle side image and the vehicle top image on a display unit and a distinction image generation unit configured to generate distinction images indicative of a correspondence relation between the vehicle side image and a direction in which the vehicle side image is captured in the vehicle top image, wherein a distinction image display control unit displays the distinction images superimposed on the vehicle side image and the vehicle top image. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A vehicle-surrounding image display method comprising:
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inputting front, rear, left, and right images capture by a plurality of imaging devices disposed at a front side, a rear side, a left side, and a right side of a vehicle; generating a top view image of the vehicle as seen from a perspective above the vehicle by performing viewpoint conversion processing on the front, rear, left, and right images; generating at least one of a vehicle side image as seen from a perspective forward of the imaging devices on the left side and the right side of the vehicle, and a vehicle side image as seen from a perspective rearward of the imaging devices on the left and the right side of the vehicle, by performing the viewpoint conversion processing on the left and right images; a vehicle-surrounding image display step of generating the vehicle side image and the vehicle top image; and a distinction image generation step of generating distinction images indicative of correspondence relation between the vehicle side image and a direction in which the vehicle side image is captured in the vehicle top image; and displaying the distinction images superimposed on the vehicle side image and the vehicle top image.
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