IP Library Granted Patent US 11,475,676
Granted Patent B2
US 11,475,676 · App. 16/617,738 · Granted Oct 18, 2022

Periphery monitoring device

Inventors: Kazuya Watanabe (Anjo, JP); Tetsuya Maruoka (Okazaki, JP)
Assignee: AISIN CORPORATION
G06V20/58B60R11/0229B60R11/04B60R2300/70B60R2300/802B60R2300/8093
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Patent No.
US 11,475,676
App. No.
16/617,738
Granted
Oct 18, 2022
Kind
B2
Abstract

A periphery monitoring device according to an embodiment includes: an acquisition unit configured to acquire captured image data from an image-capturing unit that captures a region including a road surface in a traveling direction of a vehicle and a region above the road surface; a storage unit configured to store the captured image data; and an image processing unit configured to display, in a case of displaying a peripheral image in the traveling direction of the vehicle on a display unit, a first region including a road surface on a under-floor portion of the vehicle or a road surface on a vicinity of the under-floor portion by using a corresponding image in past captured image data stored in the storage unit, and display a second region including the region above the road surface by using a corresponding image in current captured image data acquired by the acquisition unit.

Claims (19)

1. A periphery monitoring device comprising:

at least one processor configured to implement:

an acquisition unit configured to acquire captured image data from an image-capturing unit that captures a region including a road surface in a traveling direction of a vehicle and a region above the road surface;

an image processing unit configured to display, in a case of displaying a peripheral image in the traveling direction of the vehicle on a display unit, a first region including a road surface on a under-floor portion of the vehicle or a road surface on a vicinity of the under-floor portion by using a corresponding image in past captured image data stored in the memory, and display a second region including the region above the road surface by using a corresponding image in current captured image data acquired by the acquisition unit; and

a moving object determination unit configured to determine whether a moving object is present in the traveling direction of the vehicle based on at least one of the captured image data from the image-capturing unit acquired by the acquisition unit and detection data from a range sensor disposed in the vehicle; and

a memory configured to store therein the captured image data, wherein,

in a case of displaying the peripheral image in the traveling direction of the vehicle on the display unit, the image processing unit switches display so that,

when the moving object determination unit does not determine that the moving object is present, a corresponding image in the past captured image data stored in the memory is used for displaying both of the first region and the second region, and,

when the moving object determination unit determines that the moving object is present, the first region is displayed by using a corresponding image in the past captured image data stored in the memory, and the second region is displayed by using a corresponding image in the current captured image data acquired by the acquisition unit.

2. A periphery monitoring device comprising:

at least one processor configured to implement:

an acquisition unit configured to acquire captured image data from an image-capturing unit that captures a region including a road surface in a traveling direction of a vehicle and a region above the road surface;

an image processor configured to display images;

an image processing unit configured to display, in a case of displaying a peripheral image in the traveling direction of the vehicle on a display unit, a first region including a road surface on a under-floor portion of the vehicle or a road surface on a vicinity of the under-floor portion by using a corresponding image in past captured image data stored in the memory, and display a second region including the region above the road surface by using a corresponding image in current captured image data acquired by the acquisition unit; and

a moving object determination unit configured to determine whether a moving object is present in the traveling direction of the vehicle based on at least one of the captured image data from the image-capturing unit acquired by the acquisition unit and detection data from a range sensor disposed in the vehicle; and

a memory configured to store therein the captured image data, wherein

in a case of displaying the peripheral image in the traveling direction of the vehicle on the display unit, the image processing unit displays a screen for prompting an occupant to switch display so that,

when the moving object determination unit does not determine that the moving object is present, a corresponding image in the past captured image data stored in the memory is used for displaying both of the first region and the second region and,

when the moving object determination unit determines that the moving object is present, the first region is displayed by using a corresponding image in the past captured image data stored in the memory, and the second region is displayed by using a corresponding image in the current captured image data acquired by the acquisition unit.

Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Dec 23, 2021
From: AISIN SEIKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA
To: AISIN CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 058575/0964 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 27, 2019
From: WATANABE, KAZUYA; MARUOKA, TETSUYA
To: AISIN SEIKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA
Reel/Frame 051131/0725 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP JP2017-110336 · Jun 2, 2017 · national
Continuity (1)
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