Vehicle-periphery image generating apparatus and method of switching images
First Claim
1. A vehicle-periphery image generating apparatus that generates a vehicle-periphery image viewed from a virtual point of view above a vehicle and an additional image different from the vehicle-periphery image based upon one or more images of a periphery of the vehicle, the images of the periphery acquired by a plurality of image pickup devices installed at different positions on the vehicle comprising:
- a parallel detector operable to detect that the vehicle is oriented substantially parallel to a parking space; and
a display controller operable to switch an image displayed from the vehicle-periphery image to the additional image when the parallel detector detects that the vehicle is oriented substantially parallel to the parking space.
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Abstract
A vehicle-periphery image generating apparatus and an image switching method which provides a rear view image displayed additionally from a vehicle-periphery image is presented at an adequate timing with eye-friendliness. There are provided a parallel detector for detecting that a vehicle is oriented substantially parallel to a parking space, an approach detector for detecting that at least part of the vehicle is entering the parking space, and a display controller for switching display of an image from a vehicle-periphery image to a rear view image when the vehicle is oriented substantially parallel to the parking space and at least part of the vehicle is approaching into the parking space, so that the vehicle-periphery image and the rear view image are switched and displayed as needed according to the state of the vehicle with respect to the parking space and images optimal for respective scenes are displayed over the full screen.
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20 Claims
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1. A vehicle-periphery image generating apparatus that generates a vehicle-periphery image viewed from a virtual point of view above a vehicle and an additional image different from the vehicle-periphery image based upon one or more images of a periphery of the vehicle, the images of the periphery acquired by a plurality of image pickup devices installed at different positions on the vehicle comprising:
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a parallel detector operable to detect that the vehicle is oriented substantially parallel to a parking space; and a display controller operable to switch an image displayed from the vehicle-periphery image to the additional image when the parallel detector detects that the vehicle is oriented substantially parallel to the parking space. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A vehicle-periphery image generating apparatus that generates a vehicle-periphery image viewed from a virtual point of view above a vehicle and an additional image different from the vehicle-periphery image based upon one or more images of a periphery of the vehicle, the images of the periphery acquired by a plurality of image pickup devices installed at different positions on the vehicle comprising:
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an approach detector operable to detect that at least part of the vehicle is entering a parking space; and a display controller operable to switch a display of an image from the vehicle-periphery image to the additional image when the approach detector detects that at least part of the vehicle is entering the parking space. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. An image switching method comprising:
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generating a vehicle-periphery image viewed from a virtual point of view above a vehicle on the basis of images of a periphery of the vehicle acquired by a plurality of image pickup devices installed at different positions on the vehicle; displaying the vehicle-periphery image on a display; determining whether or not the vehicle is oriented substantially parallel to a parking space; and switching the display to an additional image different from the vehicle-periphery image when the vehicle is oriented substantially parallel to the parking space, the additional image being based upon at least one of the images of the periphery of the vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18)
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19. An image switching method comprising:
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generating a vehicle-periphery image viewed from a virtual point of view above the vehicle on the basis of images of the periphery of a vehicle acquired by a plurality of image pickup devices installed at different positions on the vehicle; displaying the vehicle-periphery image on a display; determining whether or not at least part of the vehicle is entering a parking space; and switching the display to an additional image different from the vehicle-periphery image when at least part or the vehicle is entering the parking space, the additional image being based upon at least one of the images of the periphery of the vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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