Image display apparatus, method, and program for automotive vehicle
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1. An image display apparatus for an automotive vehicle, comprising:
- a photographing section that photographs a field near the vehicle, the photographing section including a plurality of cameras disposed to photograph respective fields near the vehicle;
a display image generating section that includes an image synthesizing section configured to synthesize video images photographed by the plurality of cameras and that generates a top view display image looking down a whole part of the vehicle through an approximately vertical angle from a first viewing point on an upper sky of the vehicle and bird'"'"'s eye view display images looking down the whole part of the vehicle through a predetermined looking-down angle from a second viewing point at which the first viewing point is moved toward a front portion of a vehicular running direction and from a third viewing point at which the first viewing point is moved toward a backward portion of the vehicular running direction;
a display section configured to display one of the images generated by the display image generating section;
a display image switching section that switches the displayed image to another one of the generated display images; and
a running information receiving section that receives running information of the vehicle, the display image switching section switches the displayed image in accordance with the received information of the vehicle;
wherein;
the running information receiving section is configured to receive the running information related to a detected direction toward which the vehicle moves; and
the display image switching section is configured to switch the displayed image from a bird'"'"'s eye view image when the vehicle is running in a forward direction, to a top view image when the vehicle is running in a backward direction.
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Abstract
In image display apparatus, method, and program for an automotive vehicle, a surrounding of the vehicle is photographed, a plurality of display images are generated from a photographed data supplied from a photographing section, viewing points of the respective display images and looking down angles thereof being different from one another, one of the images generated is displayed through a display, and the display image generated and displayed through the display is switched to another one of the generated display images.
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1. An image display apparatus for an automotive vehicle, comprising:
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a photographing section that photographs a field near the vehicle, the photographing section including a plurality of cameras disposed to photograph respective fields near the vehicle; a display image generating section that includes an image synthesizing section configured to synthesize video images photographed by the plurality of cameras and that generates a top view display image looking down a whole part of the vehicle through an approximately vertical angle from a first viewing point on an upper sky of the vehicle and bird'"'"'s eye view display images looking down the whole part of the vehicle through a predetermined looking-down angle from a second viewing point at which the first viewing point is moved toward a front portion of a vehicular running direction and from a third viewing point at which the first viewing point is moved toward a backward portion of the vehicular running direction; a display section configured to display one of the images generated by the display image generating section; a display image switching section that switches the displayed image to another one of the generated display images; and a running information receiving section that receives running information of the vehicle, the display image switching section switches the displayed image in accordance with the received information of the vehicle; wherein; the running information receiving section is configured to receive the running information related to a detected direction toward which the vehicle moves; and the display image switching section is configured to switch the displayed image from a bird'"'"'s eye view image when the vehicle is running in a forward direction, to a top view image when the vehicle is running in a backward direction. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. An image display apparatus for an automotive vehicle, comprising:
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a photographing section that photographs a field near the vehicle; a display image generating section that generates a plurality of display images based on photographed data supplied from the photographing section, each of the plurality of display images having a different viewing point and a looking down angle; a display section configured to display one of the display images generated by the display image generating section; a display image switching section that switches the displayed image to another one of the display images; a surrounding vehicle detecting section that detects a surrounding vehicle near the vehicle based on the photographed data; and a pseudo vehicular image drawing section configured to draw a pseudo vehicular image, wherein at least one of the display images is synthesized with the pseudo vehicular image, wherein; the display image generating section comprises a perspective view transforming section that transforms a respective display image into a perspective view image, and the surrounding vehicle detecting section detects a wheel of another vehicle based on at least one of a vehicular surrounding image generated by the perspective view transforming section and a vehicular surrounding image photographed by the photographing section to detect a position of the other vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12)
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13. An image display apparatus for an automotive vehicle, comprising:
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photographing means for photographing a field near the vehicle, the photographing section including a plurality of cameras disposed to photograph respective fields near the vehicle; display image generating means including an image synthesizing section configured to synthesize video images photographed by the plurality of cameras, for generating a top view display image looking down a whole part of the vehicle through an approximately vertical angle from a first viewing point on an upper sky of the vehicle and bird'"'"'s eye view display images looking down the whole part of the vehicle through a predetermined looking-down angle from a second viewing point at which the first viewing point is moved toward a front portion of a vehicular running direction and from a third viewing point at which the first viewing point is moved toward a backward portion of the vehicular running direction; display means through which one of the display images generated by the display image generating means is displayed; display image switching means for switching the displayed image generated by the display image generating means and displayed through the display means to another one of the display images; and a running information receiving section that receives running information of the vehicle, the display image switching section switches the displayed image in accordance with the received information of the vehicle; wherein; the running information receiving section is configured to receive the running information related to a detected direction toward which the vehicle moves; and the display image switching section is configured to switch the displayed image from a bird'"'"'s eye view image when the vehicle is running in a forward direction, to a top view image when the vehicle is running in a backward direction.
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14. An image display method for an automotive vehicle, comprising:
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generating images of respective fields near the vehicle by using a plurality of cameras disposed to photograph the respective fields near the vehicle; synthesizing the video images; receiving running information related to a running status of the vehicle; generating a top view display image looking down a whole part of the vehicle through an approximately vertical angle from a first viewing point on an upper sky of the vehicle and bird'"'"'s eye view display images looking down the whole part of the vehicle through a predetermined looking-down angle from a second viewing point at which the first viewing point is moved toward a front portion of a vehicular running direction and from a third viewing point at which the first viewing point is moved toward a backward portion of the vehicular running direction; and switching the displayed image to another one of the generated display images in accordance with the running information; wherein; the running information relates to a detected direction toward which the vehicle moves; and the displayed image is switched from a bird'"'"'s eye view image when the vehicle is running in a forward direction, to a top view image when the vehicle is running in a backward direction.
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15. An image display method for an automotive vehicle, comprising:
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generating images of respective fields near the vehicle using a plurality of cameras disposed to photograph the respective fields near the vehicle; synthesizing the video images; generating a top view display image looking down a whole part of the vehicle through an approximately vertical angle from a first viewing point on an upper sky of the vehicle and bird'"'"'s eye view display images looking down the whole part of the vehicle through a predetermined looking-down angle from a second viewing point at which the first viewing point is moved toward a front portion of a vehicular running direction and from a third viewing point at which the first viewing point is moved toward a backward portion of the vehicular running direction; displaying one of the generated images; switching the displayed image to another one of the generated images, wherein the displayed image is switched from a bird'"'"'s eye view image when the vehicle is running in a forward direction, to a top view image when the vehicle is running in a backward direction; detecting a surrounding vehicle near the vehicle from the photographed data; drawing a pseudo vehicular image; and synthesizing the pseudo vehicle image with one of the images.
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16. An image display program for a computer of an automotive vehicle, when executed by the computer, controlling the computer to:
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receive images of respective fields near the vehicle obtained by a plurality of cameras disposed to photograph the respective fields near the vehicle; synthesize images obtained by the plurality of cameras; receive running information related to a vehicular running status, wherein the running information relates to a detected direction toward which the vehicle moves; generate a top view display image looking down a whole part of the vehicle through an approximately vertical angle from a first viewing point on an upper sky of the vehicle and bird'"'"'s eye view display images looking down the whole part of the vehicle through a predetermined looking-down angle from a second viewing point at which the first viewing point is moved toward a front portion of a vehicular running direction and from a third viewing point at which the first viewing point is moved toward a backward portion of the vehicular running direction; display the generated display image; and switching the displayed image from a bird'"'"'s eye view image when the vehicle is moving in a forward direction, to a top view image when the vehicle is moving in a backward direction.
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17. An image display apparatus for an automotive vehicle, comprising:
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a plurality of cameras disposed to photograph respective fields near the vehicle; a vehicular running state obtaining section that obtains a vehicular running state; a display image generating section that generates a top view display image looking down a whole part of the vehicle through an approximately vertical angle from a first viewing point on an upper sky of the vehicle and bird'"'"'s eye view display images looking down the whole part of the vehicle through arbitrary looking-down angles and from arbitrary viewing points at which the first viewing point is moved toward front and backward portions of a vehicular running direction in accordance with the vehicular running state; a display section configured to display one of the images generated by the display image generating section in accordance with the vehicular running state; and a display image switching section that switches the displayed image to another one of the generated display images, wherein the displayed image is switched from a bird'"'"'s eye view image when the vehicle is moving in a forward direction, to a top view image when the vehicle is moving in a backward direction.
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