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;
a viewpoint transformation processing unit that subjects the acquired image 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; a viewpoint transformation processing unit that subjects the acquired image 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; subjecting the processed image 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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