VEHICLE OUTSIDE DISPLAY SYSTEM AND DISPLAY CONTROL APPARATUS
First Claim
1. A vehicle outside display system for a vehicle, the system comprising:
- a camera that photographs an photograph area outside the vehicle and outputs a photographed image as a photograph result;
a first obstacle sensor that detects an obstacle in a first detection area included in the photograph area;
a second obstacle sensor that detects an obstacle in a second detection area included in the photograph area and different from the first detection area;
an image display apparatus that displays an image, anda display control apparatus that applies a process to the photographed image outputted from the camera to thereby generate a processed image after the process and displays the processed image on the image display apparatus,wherein the display control apparatus, during the process, generates the processed image by clipping, from the photographed image,(i) a first partial image containing the first detection area based on detection of an obstacle by the first obstacle sensor and(ii) a second partial image, different from the first partial image, containing the second detection area based on detection of an obstacle by the second obstacle sensor.
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Abstract
When any of obstacle sensors detects an obstacle, a distance to the obstacle may be shorter than a reference distance. In such a case a vehicle outside display system clips a detection area corresponding to the obstacle sensor used for the detection from a photographed image supplied from a camera. The system superimposes a detection position of the obstacle on the clipped image and displays the superimposed image without performing viewpoint transformation. When the distance to the obstacle becomes shorter than the reference distance, the system clips a detection area corresponding to the obstacle sensor used for the detection from the photographed image supplied from the camera. The system applies bird'"'"'s-eye view transformation to the clipped image. The system superimposes a detection position of the obstacle on the clipped image and displays the superimposed image.
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14 Claims
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1. A vehicle outside display system for a vehicle, the system comprising:
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a camera that photographs an photograph area outside the vehicle and outputs a photographed image as a photograph result; a first obstacle sensor that detects an obstacle in a first detection area included in the photograph area; a second obstacle sensor that detects an obstacle in a second detection area included in the photograph area and different from the first detection area; an image display apparatus that displays an image, and a display control apparatus that applies a process to the photographed image outputted from the camera to thereby generate a processed image after the process and displays the processed image on the image display apparatus, wherein the display control apparatus, during the process, generates the processed image by clipping, from the photographed image, (i) a first partial image containing the first detection area based on detection of an obstacle by the first obstacle sensor and (ii) a second partial image, different from the first partial image, containing the second detection area based on detection of an obstacle by the second obstacle sensor. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A display control apparatus for a vehicle, the apparatus comprising:
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a signal exchanging unit configured to exchange signals with (i) a camera for photographing a photograph area outside the vehicle, (ii) a first obstacle sensor for detecting an obstacle in a first detection area contained in the photograph area, (iii) a second obstacle sensor for detecting an obstacle in a second detection area, different from the first detection area, contained in the photograph area, and (iv) an image display apparatus for displaying an image; and a processing unit configured to apply a process to the photographed image outputted from the camera to thereby generate a processed image after the process, and allow the image display apparatus to display the processed image, wherein the processing unit, during the process, generates the processed image by clipping, from the photographed image, (i) a first partial image containing the first detection area based on a fact that the first obstacle sensor detects an obstacle and (ii) a second partial image, different from the first partial image, containing the second detection area based on a fact that the second obstacle sensor detects an obstacle.
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