Vehicle display device and vehicle display method for displaying images
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1. A vehicle display device comprising:
- an image acquisition unit that acquires an image around a vehicle;
a distance acquisition unit that acquires a first distance between a first object included in the acquired image and the vehicle;
an image processing unit that processes the acquired image such that a distance to a second object located beneath the first object included in the acquired image is reflected, in accordance with the first distance acquired in the distance acquisition unit, by deleting the second object in the acquired image when the second object is positioned such that the second object is hidden from view by the first object in a view of the vehicle from above and is not hidden from view by the first object in the acquired image;
a viewpoint transformation processing unit that subjects the acquired image thus processed to viewpoint transformation to produce a bird'"'"'s-eye image as viewed from above the vehicle; and
a display control unit that causes a display unit to display the bird'"'"'s-eye image.
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Abstract
An image acquisition unit acquires an image around a vehicle. A distance acquisition unit acquires a distance to a first object included in the acquired image. An image processing unit processes the image such that a distance to a second object located beneath the first object included in the acquired image is reflected, in accordance with the acquired distance. A viewpoint transformation processing unit subjects the processed image to viewpoint transformation to produce an image as viewed from above the vehicle. A display processing unit causes a display unit to display the image subjected to transformation.
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1. A vehicle display device comprising:
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an image acquisition unit that acquires an image around a vehicle; a distance acquisition unit that acquires a first distance between a first object included in the acquired image and the vehicle; an image processing unit that processes the acquired image such that a distance to a second object located beneath the first object included in the acquired image is reflected, in accordance with the first distance acquired in the distance acquisition unit, by deleting the second object in the acquired image when the second object is positioned such that the second object is hidden from view by the first object in a view of the vehicle from above and is not hidden from view by the first object in the acquired image; a viewpoint transformation processing unit that subjects the acquired image thus processed to viewpoint transformation to produce a bird'"'"'s-eye image as viewed from above the vehicle; and a display control unit that causes a display unit to display the bird'"'"'s-eye image. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A vehicle display method comprising:
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acquiring an image around a vehicle; acquiring a first distance between a first object included in the acquired image and the vehicle; processing an image such that a distance to a second object located beneath the first object included in the acquired image is reflected, in accordance with the acquired first distance, by deleting the second object in the acquired image when the second object is positioned such that the second object is hidden from view by the first object in a view of the vehicle from above and is not hidden from view by the first object in the acquired image; subjecting the processed image thus processed to viewpoint transformation to produce a bird'"'"'s-eye image as viewed from above the vehicle; and causing a display unit to display the produced bird'"'"'s-eye image.
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