VEHICULAR IMAGE SYSTEM AND DISPLAY CONTROL METHOD FOR VEHICULAR IMAGE

• US 20140136054A1
• Filed: 06/17/2013
• Published: 05/15/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 11/13/2012
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Avisonic Technology Corporation (Elan Microelectronics Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Avisonic Technology Corporation (Elan Microelectronics Corporation)
• Inventors: Hsia, Ching-Ju
• Application Number:
  US13/919,000
• Publication Number:
  US 20140136054A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 701/42
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 1/27 providing all-round vision, e.g. using omnidirectional cameras
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 1/28 with an adjustable field of view
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 2300/302 combining image information with GPS information or vehicle data, e.g. vehicle speed, gyro, steering angle data
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 2300/303 using joined images, e.g. multiple camera images
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 2300/602 with an adjustable viewpoint
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04845 for image manipulation, e.g. dragging, rotation, expansion or change of colour
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04883 for inputting data by handwriting, e.g. gesture or text

Abstract

A vehicular image system includes a display unit, an image capture unit, a sensing receiving unit, a gesture recognition unit and a processing unit. The image capture unit is arranged to receive a plurality of sub-images. The sensing receiving unit is arranged to detect a sensing event to generate detection information. The gesture recognition unit is coupled to the sensing receiving unit, and is arranged to generate a gesture recognition result according to the detection information. The processing unit is coupled to the image capture unit and the gesture recognition unit, and is arranged to generate a vehicular image according to the sub-images and control a display of the vehicular image on the display unit according to the gesture recognition result.

Claims

1. A vehicular image system, comprising:

a display unit;

an image capture unit, for receiving a plurality of sub-images;

a sensing receiving unit, for detecting a sensing event to generate detection information;

a gesture recognition unit, coupled to the sensing receiving unit, for generating a gesture recognition result according to the detection information; and

a processing unit, coupled to the image capture unit and the gesture recognition unit, for generating a vehicular image according to the sub-images and controlling a display of the vehicular image on the display unit according to the gesture recognition result.

2. The vehicular image system of claim 1, wherein the sensing receiving unit is a contact touch-receiving unit or a non-contact sensing receiving unit.

3. The vehicular image system of claim 1, wherein the gesture recognition result comprises a gesture command and an adjustment parameter which are used to adjust the display of the vehicular image.

4. The vehicular image system of claim 3, wherein the gesture command is a zoom-in command, a zoom-out command, a rotation command, a shifting command, a tilt command, a viewing angle changing command or a viewing position changing command.

5. The vehicular image system of claim 1, wherein the processing unit performs a geometric correction upon the sub-images to generate a plurality of respective corrected images, and synthesizes the corrected images to generate the vehicular image.

6. The vehicular image system of claim 1, wherein the processing unit performs a geometric transformation upon the sub-images according to the gesture recognition result, and synthesizes the transformed sub-images to control the display of the vehicular image on the display unit.

7. The vehicular image system of claim 6, wherein the geometric transformation is a zoom-in operation, a zoom-out operation, a rotation operation, a shifting operation, a tilt operation, a viewing angle changing operation or a viewing position changing operation.

8. The vehicular image system of claim 1, wherein the processing unit performs a geometric transformation directly upon the vehicular image according to the gesture recognition result in order to control the display of the vehicular image on the display unit.

9. The vehicular image system of claim 8, wherein the geometric transformation is a zoom-in operation, a zoom-out operation, a rotation operation, a shifting operation, a tilt operation, a viewing angle changing operation or a viewing position changing operation.

10. The vehicular image system of claim 1, wherein the processing unit comprises:

a parameter setting circuit, for generating a display setting of the vehicular image at least according to the gesture recognition result; and

a display information processing circuit, coupled to the parameter setting circuit, for controlling the display of the vehicular image on the display unit at least according to the display setting.

11. The vehicular image system of claim 10, further comprising:

a steering sensor, for detecting a turning angle to generate a first sensing result;

a wheel speed sensor, for detecting a wheel rotation speed to generate a second sensing result; and

a shift position sensor, coupled to the parameter setting circuit, for detecting gear position information to generate a third sensing result to the parameter setting circuit; and

the processing unit further comprises;

an on-screen display and line generation unit, coupled to the steering sensor, the wheel speed sensor and the display information processing circuit, for generating on-screen display information to the display information processing circuit according to the first sensing result and the second sensing result;

wherein the parameter setting circuit generates the display setting of the vehicular image further according to the third sensing result, and the display information processing circuit controls the display of the vehicular image on the display unit further according to the on-screen display information.

12. A display control method for a vehicular image, comprising:

receiving a plurality of sub-images;

generating the vehicular image according to the sub-images;

detecting a sensing event to generate detection information;

generating a gesture recognition result according to the detection information; and

controlling a display of the vehicular image according to the gesture recognition result.

13. The display control method of claim 12, wherein the sensing event is a contact touch event or a non-contact sensing event.

14. The display control method of claim 12, wherein the gesture recognition result comprises a gesture command and an adjustment parameter which are used to adjust the display of the vehicular image.

15. The display control method of claim 14, wherein the gesture command is a zoom-in command, a zoom-out command, a rotation command, a shifting command, a tilt command, a viewing angle changing command or a viewing position changing command.

16. The display control method of claim 14, wherein when the gesture recognition result indicates that the sensing event stops triggering, the method further comprises:

storing the gesture command and the adjustment parameter;

starting to measure a maintenance time for which the sensing event has stopped triggering; and

determining whether to stop recognizing the sensing event according to the maintenance time;

wherein when the maintenance time exceeds a predetermined time, it is determined to stop recognizing the sensing event, and when the maintenance time does not exceed the predetermined time, it is determined to continue recognizing the sensing event to update the adjustment parameter.

17. The display control method of claim 12, wherein the step of generating the vehicular image according to the sub-images comprises:

performing a geometric correction upon the sub-images to generate a plurality of respective corrected images; and

synthesizing the corrected images to generate the vehicular image.

18. The display control method of claim 12, wherein the step of controlling the display of the vehicular image according to the gesture recognition result comprises:

performing a geometric transformation upon the sub-images according to the gesture recognition result, and synthesizing the transformed sub-images to control the display of the vehicular image.

19. The display control method of claim 18, wherein the geometric transformation is a zoom-in operation, a zoom-out operation, a rotation operation, a shifting operation, a tilt operation, a viewing angle changing operation or a viewing position changing operation.

20. The display control method of claim 12, wherein the step of controlling the display of the vehicular image according to the gesture recognition result comprises:

performing a geometric transformation directly upon the vehicular image according to the gesture recognition result in order to control the display of the vehicular image.

21. The display control method of claim 20, wherein the geometric transformation is a zoom-in operation, a zoom-out operation, a rotation operation, a shifting operation, a tilt operation, a viewing angle changing operation or a viewing position changing operation.

22. The display control method of claim 12, wherein the step of controlling the display of the vehicular image according to the gesture recognition result comprises:

generating a display setting of the vehicular image according to the gesture recognition result; and

controlling the display of the vehicular image according to the display setting.