Parking assistance system and method
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1. A vehicle parking assistance system, comprising:
- a display screen having an input interface for identifying a display screen location;
an image processing unit, adapted to;
process multiple images which comprise views in different directions around a vehicle;
combine the multiple images to form a bird'"'"'s eye view on the display screen; and
superimpose an image representing the vehicle into the bird'"'"'s eye view on the display screen; and
a processor adapted to;
calculate a distance between a location represented on the display screen at a display screen location and a point around an edge of the vehicle, wherein the display screen location has been identified by a user through interaction with the input interface of the display screen; and
present a numerical representation of the calculated distance to the user.
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Abstract
A vehicle parking assistance system is based on presenting a bird'"'"'s eye view. The display has an input interface such as a touch-input display or a remote input device such as a joystick. In this case, by selecting a desired position on the display (which is presenting an image of an object or location in space for which the driver is wanting to know the range), the user is able to request a distance calculation between the vehicle and that location in space. The distance information can be provided as an audible message and/or as a visual overlay message onto the bird'"'"'s eye view.
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1. A vehicle parking assistance system, comprising:
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a display screen having an input interface for identifying a display screen location; an image processing unit, adapted to; process multiple images which comprise views in different directions around a vehicle; combine the multiple images to form a bird'"'"'s eye view on the display screen; and superimpose an image representing the vehicle into the bird'"'"'s eye view on the display screen; and a processor adapted to; calculate a distance between a location represented on the display screen at a display screen location and a point around an edge of the vehicle, wherein the display screen location has been identified by a user through interaction with the input interface of the display screen; and present a numerical representation of the calculated distance to the user. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method of controlling a vehicle parking assistance system, comprising:
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processing multiple images which comprise views in different directions around a vehicle; combining the multiple images to form a bird'"'"'s eye view; superimposing an image representing the vehicle into the bird'"'"'s eye view; displaying the bird'"'"'s eye view on a display screen having an input interface for identifying a display screen location; receiving an input to the display screen from the user through interaction with the input interface of the display device, wherein the user input to the display screen identifies a display screen location; calculating a distance between a location as represented on the display screen at the identified display screen location and a point around the edge of the vehicle; and presenting a numerical representation of the calculated distance to the user. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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