IMAGE DISPLAY SYSTEM FOR VEHICLE USE AND VEHICLE EQUIPPED WITH THE IMAGE DISPLAY SYSTEM
First Claim
1. An image display system for vehicle use comprising:
- a plurality of image pickup devices provided at predetermined positions of an exterior of a vehicle to take images in predetermined areas, respectively;
a plurality of image display devices provided at predetermined positions of an interior of the vehicle to display an image taken by at least any one of a plurality of the image pickup devices on screens thereof;
a sensing device provided at a predetermined position of the exterior or the interior of the vehicle to sense a predetermined event; and
an image control device which controls one or more image pickup devices to take an image of a predetermined area or images of predetermined areas corresponding to the one or more image pickup devices among a plurality of the image pickup devices corresponding to the predetermined event when the sensing device senses the predetermined event, and controls at least one image display devices among a plurality of the image display devices to display one or more images corresponding to the one or more image pickup devices, anda single display screen of an image display device among a plurality of the image display devices is divided into a plurality of sections, and images taken by different image pickup devices are displayed in each section.
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Abstract
An image display system for vehicle use that displays exterior information of a vehicle necessary for allowing a driver to travel more safely, such as an image of an areas to become blind spot on a screen of an image display device, and a vehicle equipped with the image display system are provided.
It comprises a plurality of image pickup devices 11a and 11b provided at predetermined positions in an exterior portion of the vehicle, a plurality of image display devices 14a to 14h provided in an interior portion of the vehicle, a line of sight. sensor 18 to sense eye position or a direction of a line of sight of a driver, and an image control device 19 to take an image of a predetermined area using an image pickup device located in the direction of the line of sight of the driver and to display an image taken by the image display device 11a or 11b on the image display device 14a or 14b corresponding thereto.
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1. An image display system for vehicle use comprising:
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a plurality of image pickup devices provided at predetermined positions of an exterior of a vehicle to take images in predetermined areas, respectively; a plurality of image display devices provided at predetermined positions of an interior of the vehicle to display an image taken by at least any one of a plurality of the image pickup devices on screens thereof; a sensing device provided at a predetermined position of the exterior or the interior of the vehicle to sense a predetermined event; and an image control device which controls one or more image pickup devices to take an image of a predetermined area or images of predetermined areas corresponding to the one or more image pickup devices among a plurality of the image pickup devices corresponding to the predetermined event when the sensing device senses the predetermined event, and controls at least one image display devices among a plurality of the image display devices to display one or more images corresponding to the one or more image pickup devices, and a single display screen of an image display device among a plurality of the image display devices is divided into a plurality of sections, and images taken by different image pickup devices are displayed in each section. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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