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; and
a display unit for displaying the parking image on a display screen.
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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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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; and a display unit for displaying the parking image on a display screen. - 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; and a display controlling unit for displaying the parking image on a display screen.
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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; and providing a display function for displaying the parking image on a display screen of the computer.
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