IP Library Granted Patent US 11,178,345
Granted Patent B2
US 11,178,345 · App. 17/014,685 · Granted Nov 16, 2021

Vehicle-mounted device

Inventor: Kazuho Sakurai (Kanagawa, JP)
Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
H04N5/272H04N5/265H04N7/18
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Patent No.
US 11,178,345
App. No.
17/014,685
Granted
Nov 16, 2021
Kind
B2
Abstract

A video processing circuit outputs a video signal from an imaging device for imaging a scene outside a vehicle to a display unit. A main processing circuit generates an image from vehicle information and outputs the image to the video processing circuit, a starting time of the main processing circuit being longer than that of the video processing circuit. The video processing circuit superimposes the image from the main processing circuit on the video signal from the imaging device and outputs a resultant video to the display unit.

Claims (26)

1. A vehicle-mounted device, comprising:

a video processing circuit that outputs a video signal from an imaging device for imaging a scene outside a vehicle to a display; and

a main processing circuit that generates an image from vehicle information and outputs the image to the video processing circuit, a starting time of the main processing circuit being longer than a starting time of the video processing circuit, wherein

the video processing circuit superimposes the image from the main processing circuit on the video signal from the imaging device and outputs a resultant video to the display,

the main processing circuit is capable of outputting a video signal from a source other than the imaging device to the video processing circuit,

the main processing circuit outputs an instruction signal for setting an image blending function to be on or off to the video processing circuit, and

in a case of outputting the video signal from the source other than the imaging device to the video processing circuit, the main processing circuit outputs the instruction signal for setting the image blending function to be off.

2. The vehicle-mounted device according to claim 1 , wherein

the main processing circuit generates the image in units of frames, and

the video processing circuit blends the image from the main processing circuit with the video signal from the imaging device.

3. The vehicle-mounted device according to claim 2 , wherein

the imaging device is for imaging a scene behind the vehicle.

4. The vehicle-mounted device according to claim 2 , wherein

the main processing circuit outputs a video signal in which each pixel in the image is defined by a red component, a green component, a blue component, and a transparency to the video processing circuit.

5. The vehicle-mounted device according to claim 1 , wherein

the main processing circuit outputs a video signal in which each pixel in the image is defined by a red component, a green component, a blue component, and a transparency to the video processing circuit.

6. The vehicle-mounted device according to claim 5 , wherein

the imaging device is for imaging a scene behind the vehicle.

7. The vehicle-mounted device according to claim 1 , wherein

in the case of outputting the video signal from the source other than the imaging device to the video processing circuit, the main processing circuit outputs the video signal in which each pixel is defined by a red component, a green component, and a blue component,

in a case of outputting the image to the video processing circuit, the main processing circuit outputs a video signal in which each pixel in the image is defined by the red component, the green component, the blue component, and a transparency, and

a number of bits defining each pixel is same regardless of whether the video signal from the source other than the imaging device is output or the image is output.

8. The vehicle-mounted device according to claim 7 , wherein

the imaging device is for imaging a scene behind the vehicle.

9. The vehicle-mounted device according to claim 1 , wherein

the imaging device is for imaging a scene behind the vehicle.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 28, 2024
From: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
To: PANASONIC AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 066703/0209 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 13, 2021
From: SAKURAI, KAZUHO
To: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 054898/0240 →