DRIVER VISION SUPPORT SYSTEM AND VEHICLE INCLUDING THE SYSTEM
First Claim
1. A driver vision support system comprising:
- a camera configured to capture primary image data including a left blind spot area behind an A pillar on the left side of a vehicle from the viewpoint of a driver, a left blind spot adjacent area around the left blind spot area, a right blind spot area behind an A pillar on the right side of the vehicle from the viewpoint of the driver, and a right blind spot adjacent area around the right blind spot area;
a control apparatus configured to perform viewpoint conversion on the primary image data to create secondary image data from the viewpoint of the driver and prepares left A pillar image data corresponding to the A pillar on the left side from the viewpoint of the driver right A pillar image data corresponding to the A pillar on the right side; and
at least one image display apparatus configured to display a first part of the secondary image data corresponding to the left blind spot area and the left blind spot adjacent area along with the left A pillar image data that is transparently superimposed and a second part of the secondary image data corresponding to the right blind spot area and the right blind spot adjacent area along with the right A pillar image data that is transparently superimposed.
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Abstract
A driver vision support system includes a camera configured to capture primary image data, a control apparatus configured to perform viewpoint conversion on the primary image data to create secondary image data from the viewpoint of the driver and prepares left A pillar image data corresponding to the left A pillar from the viewpoint of the driver right A pillar image data corresponding to the right A pillar, and at least one image display apparatus configured to display a first part of the secondary image data corresponding to the left blind spot area and the left blind spot adjacent area along with the left A pillar image data that is transparently superimposed and a second part of the secondary image data corresponding to the right blind spot area and the right blind spot adjacent area along with the right A pillar image data that is transparently superimposed.
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10 Claims
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1. A driver vision support system comprising:
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a camera configured to capture primary image data including a left blind spot area behind an A pillar on the left side of a vehicle from the viewpoint of a driver, a left blind spot adjacent area around the left blind spot area, a right blind spot area behind an A pillar on the right side of the vehicle from the viewpoint of the driver, and a right blind spot adjacent area around the right blind spot area; a control apparatus configured to perform viewpoint conversion on the primary image data to create secondary image data from the viewpoint of the driver and prepares left A pillar image data corresponding to the A pillar on the left side from the viewpoint of the driver right A pillar image data corresponding to the A pillar on the right side; and at least one image display apparatus configured to display a first part of the secondary image data corresponding to the left blind spot area and the left blind spot adjacent area along with the left A pillar image data that is transparently superimposed and a second part of the secondary image data corresponding to the right blind spot area and the right blind spot adjacent area along with the right A pillar image data that is transparently superimposed. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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