IP Library Granted Patent US 10,032,298
Granted Patent B2
US 10,032,298 · App. 14/778,634 · Granted Jul 24, 2018

Image display control apparatus and image display system

Inventors: Yoshikuni Hashimoto (Anjo, JP); Tamotsu Kameshima (Kariya, JP); Takayuki Higo (Nagoya, JP); Naoki Kajigai (Anjo, JP)
Assignee: AISIN SEIKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA
G06T11/60B60R1/00G06T3/4038H04N5/23229H04N5/23293H04N5/265B60R2300/304B60R2300/802H04N7/18
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Patent No.
US 10,032,298
App. No.
14/778,634
Granted
Jul 24, 2018
Kind
B2
Abstract

An image display control apparatus according to an embodiment includes, for example, includes a region identification portion distinguishing between a first region corresponding to a window in a vehicle inside image and a second region in the vehicle inside image excluding the first region, an image generation portion generating an image at least for a display range displayed at a display device, the image including a composite image where the vehicle inside image at the second region and a vehicle outside image conforming to the second region are superimposed on each other with a specified ratio and a vehicle outside image at the first region, a display range decision portion configured to change the display range, and a display control portion controlling the display device so that the image generated by the image generation portion is displayed at the display range which is decided by the display range decision portion.

Claims (59)

1. An image display control apparatus comprising:

a region identification portion distinguishing between a first region corresponding to a window in a vehicle inside image and a second region in the vehicle inside image excluding the first region;

an image generation portion generating a composite image where a vehicle outside image is superimposed on the vehicle inside image at the second region with a specified ratio at least for a display range displayed at a display device;

a display range decision portion that determines the display range;

a display control portion controlling the display device so that the image generated by the image generation portion is displayed at the display range which is decided by the display range decision portion;

a ratio change portion changing the ratio; and

an object position determination portion determining whether an object identified as an image within a window frame in the vehicle inside image is positioned at an inside of the vehicle or an outside of the vehicle wherein

the ratio change portion changes the ratio in accordance with a position of a mobile object detected by an object detection portion that detects the mobile object at the vehicle exterior,

the ratio represents a transmission rate,

the composite image in the second region passes through a vehicle object within the vehicle inside image,

the vehicle object being a human body or luggage,

the ratio change portion increases a transmission rate of the image,

the region identification portion causes the image of the object within the frame of the vehicle window which has been determined by the object position determination portion as being positioned at the inside of the vehicle to be included in the second region, and

the region identification portion causes the image of the object which has been determined by the object position determination portion as being positioned at the outside of the vehicle to be included in the first region.

2. The image display control apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the display range decision portion changes the display range based on a signal obtained by a driving operation of a vehicle.

3. The image display control apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the display range decision portion changes the display range depending on a steering angle detected by a steering angle detection portion that detects the steering angle.

4. The image display control apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the display range decision portion changes the display range depending on a vehicle position acquired by a vehicle position acquisition portion that acquires the vehicle position.

5. The image display control apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the display range decision portion changes the display range depending on a position of the mobile object detected by the mobile object detection portion that detects the mobile object at a vehicle exterior.

6. The image display control apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the ratio change portion changes the ratio based on a signal obtained by a driving operation of a vehicle.

7. The image display control apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the ratio change portion changes the ratio depending on a steering angle detected by a steering angle detection portion that detects the steering angle.

8. The image display control apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the ratio change portion changes the ratio depending on a vehicle position acquired by a vehicle position acquisition portion that acquires the vehicle position.

9. The image display control apparatus according to claim 1 comprising:

an image generation portion generating an image at least for a display range displayed at a display device, the image including a composite image where the vehicle inside image at the second region and a vehicle outside image conforming to the second region are superimposed on each other with a specified ratio and a vehicle outside image at the first region.

10. The image display control apparatus according to claim 1 wherein

the vehicle inside image is imaged by a first imaging portion, and

the vehicle outside image is imaged by the second imaging portion.

11. The image display control apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein

the ratio changing portion changes the transmission rate in accordance with a vehicle position acquired by a vehicle position acquisition portion that acquires the vehicle position.

12. The image display control apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein

in response to the transmission rate being satisfied, the transmission rate is changed, and

in response to the display range being satisfied, the display range is changed.

13. An image display system comprising:

an image display control apparatus including:

a region identification portion distinguishing between a first region corresponding to a window in a vehicle inside image and a second region in the vehicle inside image excluding the first region;

an image generation portion generating a composite image where a vehicle outside image is superimposed on the vehicle inside image at the second region with a specified ratio at least for a display range displayed at a display device;

a display range decision portion that determines the display range;

a display control portion controlling the display device so that the image generated by the image generation portion is displayed at the display range which is decided by the display range decision portion;

a display device controlled by the image display control apparatus;

a first imaging portion imaging a vehicle inside image;

a second imaging portion imaging a vehicle outside image; and

an object position determination portion determining whether an object identified as an image within a window frame in the vehicle inside image is positioned at an inside of the vehicle or an outside of the vehicle, wherein

the region identification portion causes the image of the object within the frame of the vehicle window which has been determined by the object position determination portion as being positioned at the inside of the vehicle to be included in the second region,

the ratio represents a transmission rate,

the composite image in the second region passes through a vehicle object within the vehicle inside image,

the vehicle object being a human body or luggage,

the ratio change portion increases a transmission rate of the image, and

the region identification portion causes the image of the object which has been determined by the object position determination portion as being positioned at the outside of the vehicle to be included in the first region.

14. An image display control apparatus comprising:

a region identification portion distinguishing between a first region corresponding to a window in a vehicle inside image and a second region in the vehicle inside image excluding the first region;

an image generation portion generating a composite image where a vehicle outside image is superimposed on the vehicle inside image at the second region with a specified ratio at least for a display range displayed at a display device;

a display range decision portion that determines the display range;

a display control portion controlling the display device so that the image generated by the image generation portion is displayed at the display range which is decided by the display range decision portion; and

an object position determination portion determining whether an object identified as an image within a window frame in the vehicle inside image is positioned at an inside of the vehicle or an outside of the vehicle, wherein

the region identification portion causes the image of the object within the frame of the vehicle window which has been determined by the object position determination portion as being positioned at the inside of the vehicle to be included in the second region,

the ratio represents a transmission rate,

the composite image in the second region passes through a vehicle object within the vehicle inside image,

the vehicle object being a human body or luggage,

the ratio change portion increases a transmission rate of the image, and

the region identification portion causes the image of the object which has been determined by the object position determination portion as being positioned at the outside of the vehicle to be included in the first region.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 21, 2015
From: HASHIMOTO, YOSHIKUNI; KAMESHIMA, TAMOTSU; HIGO, TAKAYUKI; KAJIGAI, NAOKI
To: AISIN SEIKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA
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Priority Claims (1)
JP 2013-074916 · Mar 29, 2013 · national
Continuity (1)
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