IN-VEHICLE APPARATUS
First Claim
1. An in-vehicle apparatus that is installed in a vehicle, the in-vehicle apparatus comprising:
- an image-capturing part that is installed on the vehicle and captures an image of a periphery of the vehicle;
an image generator that generates a bird'"'"'s-eye image including the vehicle and the periphery of the vehicle viewed from a virtual viewpoint based on the image captured by the image-capturing part; and
a transmitter that transmits the bird'"'"'s-eye image to a terminal,whereinthe image generator changes the virtual viewpoint based on a change request from the terminal and generates the bird'"'"'s-eye image viewed from the virtual viewpoint after changing the virtual viewpoint.
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Abstract
An in-vehicle apparatus includes an image-capturing part that is installed on a vehicle and captures an image of a periphery of the vehicle, an image generator that generates a bird'"'"'s-eye image including the vehicle and the periphery of the vehicle viewed from a virtual viewpoint based on the image captured by the image-capturing part, and a transmitter that transmits the bird'"'"'s-eye image to a terminal. The image generator changes the virtual viewpoint based on a change request from the terminal and generates the bird'"'"'s-eye image viewed from the virtual viewpoint after changing the virtual viewpoint.
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18 Claims
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1. An in-vehicle apparatus that is installed in a vehicle, the in-vehicle apparatus comprising:
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an image-capturing part that is installed on the vehicle and captures an image of a periphery of the vehicle; an image generator that generates a bird'"'"'s-eye image including the vehicle and the periphery of the vehicle viewed from a virtual viewpoint based on the image captured by the image-capturing part; and a transmitter that transmits the bird'"'"'s-eye image to a terminal, wherein the image generator changes the virtual viewpoint based on a change request from the terminal and generates the bird'"'"'s-eye image viewed from the virtual viewpoint after changing the virtual viewpoint. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. An image providing method for providing an image from a vehicle to a terminal, the method comprising the steps of
(a) capturing an image of a periphery of the vehicle from the vehicle; -
(b) generating a bird'"'"'s-eye image including the vehicle and the periphery of the vehicle viewed from a virtual viewpoint based on the image captured in the step (a); and (c) transmitting the bird'"'"'s-eye image generated in the step (b) to the terminal, wherein the step (b) changes the virtual viewpoint based on a change request from the terminal and generates the bird'"'"'s-eye image viewed from the virtual viewpoint after changing the virtual viewpoint. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A non-transitory computer-readable recording medium that stores a program executable by a computer included in an in-vehicle apparatus that is installed in a vehicle, the program allowing the computer to execute the steps of:
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(a) capturing an image of a periphery of the vehicle from the vehicle; (b) generating a bird'"'"'s-eye image including the vehicle and the periphery of the vehicle viewed from a virtual viewpoint based on the image captured in the step (a); and (c) transmitting the bird'"'"'s-eye image generated in the step (b) to a terminal, wherein the step (b) changes the virtual viewpoint based on a change request from the terminal and generates the bird'"'"'s-eye image viewed from the virtual viewpoint after changing the virtual viewpoint. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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