Obstacle alarm device
First Claim
1. A method for an obstacle alarm, the method comprising:
- acquiring a captured image in which an image of a visual scene of a rearward periphery of a vehicle has been captured;
setting an attention-prioritized region to be the captured image;
setting an outside region to be outside the attention-prioritized region in the captured image;
determining whether or not an object is present in the outside region;
determining a movement direction of the object; and
causing a sign to be displayed at sequentially varying positions centerward from a side of the outside region where the object is present, within the attention-prioritized region displayed together with the outside region, where it is determined that the object is moving toward the center of the attention-prioritized region, the sign configured to be arrow-shaped, comprising a convex part projecting toward the center of the attention-prioritized region,wherein the sign is displayed at varying positions and enters a state of moving between two predetermined positions on the screen while flashing.
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Abstract
An obstacle alarm device for clearly indicating to a driver the presence of an obstacle approaching a vehicle. The obstacle alarm device has a captured image acquisition unit for acquiring a captured image; an attention-prioritized region setting unit for setting an attention-prioritized region to be the captured image; an outside region setting unit for setting an outside region to be outside the attention-prioritized region within the captured image; an object presence determination unit for determining whether or not an object is present in the outside region; a movement direction determination unit for determining a movement direction of the object; and a clear indication image output unit.
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8 Claims
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1. A method for an obstacle alarm, the method comprising:
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acquiring a captured image in which an image of a visual scene of a rearward periphery of a vehicle has been captured; setting an attention-prioritized region to be the captured image; setting an outside region to be outside the attention-prioritized region in the captured image; determining whether or not an object is present in the outside region; determining a movement direction of the object; and causing a sign to be displayed at sequentially varying positions centerward from a side of the outside region where the object is present, within the attention-prioritized region displayed together with the outside region, where it is determined that the object is moving toward the center of the attention-prioritized region, the sign configured to be arrow-shaped, comprising a convex part projecting toward the center of the attention-prioritized region, wherein the sign is displayed at varying positions and enters a state of moving between two predetermined positions on the screen while flashing. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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