DRIVE ASSIST DISPLAY APPARATUS

• US 20110267366A1
• Filed: 10/29/2009
• Published: 11/03/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 03/13/2009
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Panasonic Corporation (Panasonic Holdings Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Panasonic Corporation (Panasonic Holdings Corporation)
• Inventors: Ichinose, Tadao
• Application Number:
  US12/674,260
• Publication Number:
  US 20110267366A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 345/625
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 1/26 to the rear of the vehicle
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 2300/303 using joined images, e.g. multiple camera images
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 2300/305 merging camera image with lines or icons
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 2300/60 characterised by monitoring and displaying vehicle exterior scenes from a transformed perspective

Abstract

The present invention provides a drive assist display apparatus can make the line of sight easily change between the image views, and display the image views widely with suitable balance, for the purpose of the safety confirmation of backward or forward from a vehicle, and the purpose of the awareness of the limited area around the vehicle at the termination phase of the parking operation. The reference sign 10c indicates an image view showing a wide area behind the vehicle, the reference sign 11c indicates an image view showing an image converted from the image of the area behind the vehicle as if looked down from a virtual viewpoint, and the reference sign 13 indicates an image view drawn with pictures respectively connecting from the sides except the bottom side of the image view 11c to the corresponding sides of the clipped part of the image view 10c to be appeared as continuous from each side of the image view 11c to each side of the clipped part of the image view 10c. The reference sign 12c indicates a mask picture view filling a space among the image views 10c, 11c and 13. The boundaries among the image views 10c, 11c and 13 are drawn with lines to clear themselves among the image views.

Claims

1. A drive assist display apparatus for displaying a composed conversion image including a first image view showing a wide area of one of rear and front of a vehicle, a second image view showing a square image converted from a part of the first image view as if looked down from a virtual viewpoint, and a mask picture view filling a space between the first and second image views, wherein

the drive assist display apparatus is designed to clip a part of the first image view, and to place the second image view on a part of the clipped part of the first image view.

2. The drive assist display apparatus as set forth in claim 1,

drawing the mask picture view with pictures respectively connecting from the up, right and left sides of the second image view to the corresponding sides of the clipped part of the first image view in different color of the up side from the right and left sides of the second image view.

3. The drive assist display apparatus as set forth in claim 1,

drawing the mask picture view with pictures respectively connecting from the sides except the bottom side of the second image view to the corresponding sides of the clipped part of the first image view to be appeared as continuous from each side of the second image view to each side of the clipped part of the first image view.