VEHICLE PERIPHERY MONITORING APPARATUS AND IMAGE DISPLAYING METHOD
First Claim
1. A vehicle periphery monitoring apparatus comprising:
- an image capturing device configured and arranged to capture a first original image of a region rearward of a vehicle and a second original image of a region laterally rearward of the vehicle;
a display device mounted in an interior of the vehicle, the display device including a first display area and a second display area disposed on a lateral side of the first display area; and
an image processing device configured to display a first displayed image from the first original image of the region rearward of the vehicle in the first display area of the display device and to display a second displayed image from the second original image of the region laterally rearward of the vehicle in the second display area of the display device to form a combined image on the display device with the second displayed image being horizontally compressed from the second original image to at least a greater degree than the first displayed image.
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Abstract
A vehicle periphery monitoring apparatus includes an image capturing device, a display device and an image processing device. The image capturing device is configured and arranged to capture a first original image of a region rearward of a vehicle and a second original image of a region laterally rearward of the vehicle. The display device includes a first display area and a second display area disposed on a lateral side of the first display area. The image processing device is configured to display a first displayed image from the first original image in the first display area and to display a second displayed image from the second original image in the second display area to form a combined image on the display device with the second displayed image being horizontally compressed from the second original image to at least a greater degree than the first displayed image.
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18 Claims
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1. A vehicle periphery monitoring apparatus comprising:
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an image capturing device configured and arranged to capture a first original image of a region rearward of a vehicle and a second original image of a region laterally rearward of the vehicle; a display device mounted in an interior of the vehicle, the display device including a first display area and a second display area disposed on a lateral side of the first display area; and an image processing device configured to display a first displayed image from the first original image of the region rearward of the vehicle in the first display area of the display device and to display a second displayed image from the second original image of the region laterally rearward of the vehicle in the second display area of the display device to form a combined image on the display device with the second displayed image being horizontally compressed from the second original image to at least a greater degree than the first displayed image. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A vehicle periphery monitoring apparatus comprising:
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image capturing means for capturing a first original image of a region rearward of a vehicle and a second original image of a region laterally rearward of the vehicle; image processing means for generating a first displayed image from the first original image of the region rearward of the vehicle and for generating a second displayed image from the second original image of the region laterally rearward of the vehicle with the second displayed image being horizontally compressed from the second original image to at least a greater degree than the first displayed image; and display means for displaying the first displayed image in a first display area and the second displayed image in a second display area to form a combined image on the display means.
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18. A vehicle periphery monitoring method comprising:
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capturing a first original image of a region rearward of a vehicle and a second original image of a region laterally rearward of the vehicle; generating a first displayed image from the first original image of the region rearward of the vehicle and for generating a second displayed image from the second original image of the region laterally rearward of the vehicle with the second displayed image being horizontally compressed from the second original image to at least a greater degree than the first displayed image; and displaying the first displayed image in a first display area of a display device and the second displayed image in a second display area of the display device to form a combined image on the display device.
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