VEHICLE PERIPHERAL OBSERVATION DEVICE
First Claim
1. A vehicle peripheral observation device comprising a plurality of cameras for imaging an area including a road surface of a vehicle periphery, and an image processor for displaying the images captured using the plurality of cameras on a monitor;
- the image processor having overhead-image-generating unit for generating an overhead image looking down on the vehicle periphery from above from the images captured using the plurality of cameras, and displaying the overhead image in an overhead image display area of the monitor; and
enlarged display unit for generating, when any of a plurality of divided areas set by dividing the overhead image display area is indicated, a plurality of intermediate images of an intermediate size between the size of the indicated divided area and the size of the enlarged display area;
executing a process of sequentially displaying the intermediate images beginning with the smallest size;
setting a display-position relationship at the start of the process so that the indicated divided area is included in the display area of the next intermediate image to be displayed; and
using the image of the indicated divided area as an image to be enlarged, and enlarging the image to the size of the enlarged display area.
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Abstract
Provided is a device whereby it is possible to accurately recognize which area has been enlarged when part of an overhead image displayed on a monitor is displayed as enlarged. When any one area of a plurality divided areas (D1-D4) is indicated, the divided areas being a result of dividing an overhead image displayed on a monitor (21), an image of the indicated divided area (D1-D4) is set as an image to be enlarged, and an auxiliary display area (21B) is set as an enlarged display area. Enlarged display unit forms a plurality of intermediate images (M) of an intermediate size between the size of the indicated divided area (D2) and the size of the enlarged display area, and the intermediate images are sequentially displayed beginning with the smallest intermediate image (M), using the indicated divided area (D2) as an origin point.
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6 Claims
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1. A vehicle peripheral observation device comprising a plurality of cameras for imaging an area including a road surface of a vehicle periphery, and an image processor for displaying the images captured using the plurality of cameras on a monitor;
the image processor having overhead-image-generating unit for generating an overhead image looking down on the vehicle periphery from above from the images captured using the plurality of cameras, and displaying the overhead image in an overhead image display area of the monitor; and
enlarged display unit for generating, when any of a plurality of divided areas set by dividing the overhead image display area is indicated, a plurality of intermediate images of an intermediate size between the size of the indicated divided area and the size of the enlarged display area;
executing a process of sequentially displaying the intermediate images beginning with the smallest size;
setting a display-position relationship at the start of the process so that the indicated divided area is included in the display area of the next intermediate image to be displayed; and
using the image of the indicated divided area as an image to be enlarged, and enlarging the image to the size of the enlarged display area.- View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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