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IMAGE GENERATION DEVICE

  • US 20140063197A1
  • Filed: 05/23/2012
  • Published: 03/06/2014
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/09/2011
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An image generation device configured to output, as a displaying image, a bird'"'"'s-eye view image generated by projection transformation at an upper virtual viewpoint of a photographed image obtained by an in-vehicle camera for photographing a peripheral area of a vehicle, the image generation device comprising:

  • a 3D object recognition section for recognizing a 3D object present in the peripheral area and outputting 3D object attribute information representing attribute of the 3D object;

    a 3D object image area determination section for determining a 3D object image area which is an image area of the 3D object in the photographed image based on position information included in the 3D object attribute information;

    a substitute image output section for outputting at least one of a substitute image of the 3D object colored with a color based on color information included in the 3D object attribute information and a substitute image of the 3D object with a directional posture identified for the 3D object identified based on type information and directional posture information included in the 3D object attribute information; and

    an image synthesis section for generating a bird'"'"'s-eye view image synthesized and attached with a substitute image outputted from the substitute image output section at a position in the 3D object image area.

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