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Image information processing system, image information processing method, image information processing program, and automobile

  • US 7,599,546 B2
  • Filed: 11/29/2005
  • Issued: 10/06/2009
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/30/2004
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. An image information processing system for processing an image of an object shot by two infrared cameras mounted in a vehicle and an image display device mounted thereon, and thereby displaying image information of the object on said image display device mounted on the vehicle comprising a computer-readable medium encoded with a computer program comprising:

  • a first image area recognition unit for recognizing an image area according to the object as a first image area by performing two-dimensional image processing of the object shot by a first one of said infrared cameras;

    a second image area recognition unit for recognizing an image area according to the object as a second image area by performing three-dimensional image processing of the object stereographically shot by both of said infrared cameras;

    a variable measurement unit for measuring a variable whose value changes with a distance between the infrared cameras and the object;

    a weighting factor calculation unit for calculating a first weighting factor C1 (0≦

    C1

    1) having a property of increasing along with an increase in the distance according to the variable and calculating a second weighting factor C2 (=1−

    C1) having a property of increasing along with a decrease in the distance according to the variable, on the basis of the variable measured by the variable measurement unit;

    a composite image area recognition unit for recognizing a composite image area composed of a first two-dimensional image recognized by the first image area recognition unit being weighted by the first weighting factor C1 and a second three-dimensional image recognized by the second image area recognition unit being weighted by the second weighting factor C2; and

    an image information control unit for causing the image display device to display image information according to the composite image area recognized by the composite image area recognition unit.

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