System, program, and apparatus for image processing
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1. An image processing apparatus for use in a vehicle comprising:
- an image capture unit for capturing an image of vehicle environment;
an image processing unit for generating a bird'"'"'s eye image based on the image captured by the image capture unit;
a driving condition detection unit for detecting a driving condition of the vehicle;
a positioning unit for positioning a parking area in the bird'"'"'s eye image generated by the image processing unit when the driving condition of the vehicle detected by the driving condition detection unit is a backing for parking;
a parking image generation unit for generating a parking image that includes an area view based at least on a portion of the parking area positioned by the positioning unit in the bird'"'"'s eye image and a portion of the vehicle;
a display unit for displaying the parking image on a display screen;
a parking operation detection unit for detecting one of an end and an ending of a parking operation based on the driving condition detected by the driving condition detection unit; and
a center position setting unit for setting a center position of the bird'"'"'s eye image based on a detection result of the parking operation detection unit,wherein the center position setting unit sets the center position of the bird'"'"'s eye image to a center of the vehicle in the bird'"'"'s eye image when the parking operation detected by the parking operation detection unit is one of the end and the ending of the parking operation,the center position setting unit sets the center position of the bird'"'"'s eye image to a predetermined distance in a rear of the vehicle in the bird'"'"'s eye image when the parking operation detected by the parking operation detection unit is not one of the end and the ending of the parking operation, andthe parking image generation unit generates the parking image having the parking area included therein based on the bird'"'"'s eye image that is centered at the center position set by the center position setting unit.
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Abstract
An image processing apparatus uses a bird'"'"'s eye image for supporting a backing operation of a vehicle for parking. The bird'"'"'s eye image is processed to display an area view that at least includes a parking lot captured in the image. Then, the area view is displayed in a display space in a display unit of the image processing apparatus for representing a parking area and related information. In this manner, the area view excludes unnecessary part from the bird'"'"'s eye image for effectively providing a visual support for the backing operation by a driver of the vehicle.
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10 Claims
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1. An image processing apparatus for use in a vehicle comprising:
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an image capture unit for capturing an image of vehicle environment; an image processing unit for generating a bird'"'"'s eye image based on the image captured by the image capture unit; a driving condition detection unit for detecting a driving condition of the vehicle; a positioning unit for positioning a parking area in the bird'"'"'s eye image generated by the image processing unit when the driving condition of the vehicle detected by the driving condition detection unit is a backing for parking; a parking image generation unit for generating a parking image that includes an area view based at least on a portion of the parking area positioned by the positioning unit in the bird'"'"'s eye image and a portion of the vehicle; a display unit for displaying the parking image on a display screen; a parking operation detection unit for detecting one of an end and an ending of a parking operation based on the driving condition detected by the driving condition detection unit; and a center position setting unit for setting a center position of the bird'"'"'s eye image based on a detection result of the parking operation detection unit, wherein the center position setting unit sets the center position of the bird'"'"'s eye image to a center of the vehicle in the bird'"'"'s eye image when the parking operation detected by the parking operation detection unit is one of the end and the ending of the parking operation, the center position setting unit sets the center position of the bird'"'"'s eye image to a predetermined distance in a rear of the vehicle in the bird'"'"'s eye image when the parking operation detected by the parking operation detection unit is not one of the end and the ending of the parking operation, and the parking image generation unit generates the parking image having the parking area included therein based on the bird'"'"'s eye image that is centered at the center position set by the center position setting unit. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. An image processing system for use in a vehicle comprising:
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an image capture controlling unit for capturing an image of vehicle environment; an image processing controlling unit for generating a bird'"'"'s eye image based on the image captured by the image capture controlling unit; a driving condition detection controlling unit for detecting a driving condition of the vehicle; a positioning controlling unit for positioning a parking area in the bird'"'"'s eye image generated by the image processing controlling unit when the driving condition of the vehicle detected by the driving condition detection controlling unit is a backing for parking; a parking image generation controlling unit for generating a parking image that includes an area view based on the parking area positioned in the bird'"'"'s eye image by the positioning controlling unit; a display controlling unit for displaying the parking image on a display screen; a parking operation detection unit for detecting one of an end and an ending of a parking operation based on the driving condition detected by the driving condition detection unit; and a center position setting unit for setting a center position of the bird'"'"'s eye image based on a detection result of the parking operation detection unit, wherein the center position setting unit sets the center position of the bird'"'"'s eye image to a center of the vehicle in the bird'"'"'s eye image when the parking operation detected by the parking operation detection unit is one of the end and the ending of the parking operation, the center position setting unit sets the center position of the bird'"'"'s eye image to a predetermined distance in a rear of the vehicle in the bird'"'"'s eye image when the parking operation detected by the parking operation detection unit is not one of the end and the ending of the parking operation, and the parking image generation unit generates the parking image having the parking area included therein based on the bird'"'"'s eye image that is centered at the center position set by the center position setting unit.
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9. An image processing program for use in a vehicle, the program retrievably stored in a recoding medium for functionally operating a computer as an image processing apparatus, the program comprising steps of:
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providing an image capture function for capturing an image of vehicle environment; providing an image processing function for generating a bird'"'"'s eye image based on the image captured by the image capture unit; providing a driving condition detection function for detecting a driving condition of the vehicle; providing a positioning function for positioning a parking area in the bird'"'"'s eye image generated by the image processing function when the driving condition of the vehicle detected by the driving condition detection function is a backing for parking; providing a parking image generation function for generating a parking image that includes an area view based on the parking area positioned in the bird'"'"'s eye image by the positioning function; providing a display function for displaying the parking image on a display screen of the computer; providing a parking operation detection function for detecting one of an end and an ending of a parking operation based on the driving condition detected by the driving condition detection function; and providing a center position setting function for setting a center position of the bird'"'"'s eye image based on a detection result of the parking operation detection function, wherein the center position setting function sets the center position of the bird'"'"'s eye image to a center of the vehicle in the bird'"'"'s eye image when the parking operation detected by the parking operation detection function is one of the end and the ending of the parking operation, the center position setting function sets the center position of the bird'"'"'s eye image to a predetermined distance in a rear of the vehicle in the bird'"'"'s eye image when the parking operation detected by the parking operation detection function is not one of the end and the ending of the parking operation, and the parking image generation unit generates the parking image having the parking area included therein based on the bird'"'"'s eye image that is centered at the center position set by the center position setting unit. - View Dependent Claims (10)
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