DISPLAY APPARATUS DISPLAYING IMAGE OF SURROUNDINGS OF VEHICLE

• US 20110013019A1
• Filed: 09/24/2010
• Published: 01/20/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 11/14/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Aisin Seiki Co., Ltd. (Aisin Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Aisin Seiki Co., Ltd. (Aisin Corp.)
• Inventors: HASHIBA, Shoichi, YAMANAKA, Takashi
• Granted Patent: US 8,013,721 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 348/148
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 1/00 Optical viewing arrangements; Real-time viewing arrangements for drivers or passengers using optical image capturing systems, e.g. cameras or video systems specially adapted for use in or on vehicles
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 1/26 to the rear of the vehicle
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 2300/302 combining image information with GPS information or vehicle data, e.g. vehicle speed, gyro, steering angle data
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 2300/305 merging camera image with lines or icons
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 2300/806 for aiding parking
• CPC Class Codes: B62D 15/0275 by overlaying a vehicle path based on present steering angle over an image without processing that image

Abstract

A display apparatus displaying an image of surroundings of a vehicle includes a camera capturing an image of the surroundings of the vehicle, and a display monitor provided inside the vehicle for superimposingly displaying the image of the surroundings of the vehicle captured by the camera, and a first distance indicator line and a second distance indicator line, wherein the first distance indicator line indicates a first predetermined distance from the vehicle and the second distance indicator line indicates a second predetermined distance from the vehicle, the second distance indicator line is positioned farther away from the vehicle than the first distance indicator line, and the first distance indicator line is wider than the second distance indicator line.

Claims

1. A display apparatus displaying an image of surroundings of a vehicle, comprising:

a camera capturing the image of the surroundings of the vehicle; and

a display monitor provided inside the vehicle for superimposingly displaying the image of the surroundings of the vehicle captured by the camera and a distance indicator line, which indicates a position a predetermined distance away from the vehicle, wherein

the distance indicator line includes a main line and a shaded portion displayed along the main line.

2. The display apparatus displaying the image of the surroundings of the vehicle according to claim 1, wherein the shaded portion is displayed along the main line so as to be positioned closer to the vehicle.

3. The display apparatus displaying the image of the surroundings of the vehicle according to claim 1, wherein the shaded portion is displayed below the main line on the display monitor.

4. The display apparatus displaying the image of the surroundings of the vehicle according to claim 1, wherein the shaded portion is displayed so as to be adjacent to the main line,

5. The display apparatus displaying the image of the surroundings of the vehicle according to claim 1, wherein the surroundings of the vehicle includes a view extending rearwardly of the vehicle.

6. The display apparatus displaying the image of the surroundings of the vehicle according to claim 1, wherein the display monitor superimposingly displays the image of the surroundings of the vehicle captured by the camera, the distance indicator line and a pair of lines, which extend to right and left in a direction to which the vehicle is expected to move, and the distance indicator extends in a right-left direction relative to the pair of lines.

7. The display apparatus displaying the image of the surroundings of the vehicle according to claim 6, wherein the distance indicator line is displayed between the pair of lines.

8. The display apparatus displaying the image of the surroundings of the vehicle according to claim 6, wherein the distance indicator line is displayed only in the vicinity of the pair of lines.

9. The display apparatus displaying the image of the surroundings of the vehicle according to claim 1, wherein the main line is displayed in a red color,

10. A display apparatus displaying an image of surroundings of a vehicle, comprising:

a camera capturing the image of the surroundings of the vehicle; and

a display monitor provided inside the vehicle for superimposingly displaying the image of the surroundings of the vehicle captured by the camera and a distance indicator line, which indicates a position a predetermined distance away from the vehicle, wherein

the distance indicator fine includes a main line and an additional portion, which is displayed in a color differing from a color of the main line.

11. The display apparatus displaying the image of the surroundings of the vehicle according to claim 10, wherein the additional portion includes a shaded portion.

12. The display apparatus displaying the image of the surroundings of the vehicle according to claim 10, wherein the additional portion is displayed along the main line so as to be positioned closer to the vehicle.

13. The display apparatus displaying the image of the surroundings of the vehicle according to claim 10, wherein the additional portion is displayed below the main line on the display monitor.

14. The display apparatus displaying the image of the surroundings of the vehicle according to claim 10, wherein the additional portion is displayed so as to be adjacent to the main line.

15. The display apparatus displaying the image of the surroundings of the vehicle according to claim 10, wherein the surroundings of the vehicle includes a view extending rearwardly of the vehicle.

16. The display apparatus displaying the image of the surroundings of the vehicle according to claim 10, wherein the display monitor superimposingly displays the image of the surroundings of the vehicle captured by the camera, the distance indicator line and a pair of lines, which extend to right and left in a direction to which the vehicle is expected to move, and the distance indicator extends in a right-left direction relative to the pair of lines.

17. The display apparatus displaying the image of the surroundings of the vehicle according to claim 16, wherein the distance indicator line is displayed between the pair of lines.

18. The display apparatus displaying the image of the surroundings of the vehicle according to claim 16, wherein the distance indicator line is displayed only in the vicinity of the pair of lines.

19. The display apparatus displaying the image of the surroundings of the vehicle according to claim 10, wherein the main line is displayed in a red color.

20. A display apparatus displaying an image of surroundings of a vehicle, comprising:

a camera capturing the image of the surroundings of the vehicle; and

a display monitor provided inside the vehicle for superimposingly displaying the image of the surroundings of the vehicle captured by the camera and a distance indicator line, which indicates a position a predetermined distance away from the vehicle, wherein

the distance indicator line includes a main line and an additional portion, which is displayed along the main line in order to enhance a visibility of the main line.