IP Library Patent Application 18104985
Patent Application
App. No. 18/104,985

IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD

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App. No.
18/104,985
Abstract

The image processing device of the present disclosure generates an overhead view image in which a captured image capturing a periphery of a vehicle is converted into an image from a viewpoint above the vehicle, detects a straight line from the overhead view image, removes a straight line extending radially from the detected straight lines based on the position of a camera, and extracts a parking frame from the remaining straight lines. Accordingly, the image processing device compares the feature amount corrected based on the movement amount of the vehicle with the feature amount of the straight line of the overhead view image at a later time point, and removes the non-corresponding straight line to extract a parking frame and appropriately extract the parking frame.

Claims (28)

1 . An image processing device comprising:

one or more hardware processors configured to function as:

a generation unit that generates an overhead view image in which a captured image capturing a periphery of a vehicle is converted into an image from a viewpoint above the vehicle;

a detection unit that detects a straight line from the overhead view image; and

a parking frame extraction unit that extracts a parking frame based on straight lines obtained by excluding straight lines matching a predetermined removal condition among straight lines detected by the detection unit.

2 . The image processing device according to claim 1 , wherein the parking frame extraction unit sets a straight line extending radially based on an imaging reference location among straight lines detected by the detection unit as a straight line matching the predetermined removal condition.

3 . The image processing device according to claim 1 , wherein

the generation unit generates an overhead view image of each of a first captured image at a first time point during movement of a vehicle and a second captured image at a second time point after the first time point,

the detection unit detects a straight line from each of an overhead view image based on the first captured image and an overhead view image based on the second captured image, and calculates a feature amount of each straight line, and

the parking frame extraction unit sets a straight line having no feature amount of the straight line of the overhead view image based on the second captured image and corresponding to a result obtained by correcting the feature amount of the straight line of the overhead view image based on the first captured image based on the movement amount of the vehicle, as the straight line matching the predetermined removal condition.

4 . The image processing device according to claim 1 , wherein

the generation unit generates an overhead view image of each of a third captured image captured in a front-rear direction of the vehicle and a fourth captured image captured in a left-right direction of the vehicle,

the detection unit detects a straight line from each of an overhead view image based on the third captured image and an overhead view image based on the fourth captured image, and calculates a feature amount of each straight line, and

the parking frame extraction unit sets a straight line having no feature amount of the straight line of the overhead view image based on the fourth captured image and corresponding to the feature amount of the straight line of the overhead view image based on the third captured image, as the straight line matching the predetermined removal condition.

5 . The image processing device according to claim 1 , wherein the parking frame extraction unit sets a straight line corresponding to a region of a three-dimensional object detected from the captured image among straight lines detected by the detection unit as a straight line matching the predetermined removal condition.

6 . An image processing device comprising:

one or more hardware processors configured to function as:

a generation unit that generates an overhead view image in which an image obtained by deleting a region of a three-dimensional object from a captured image capturing a periphery of a vehicle is converted into an image from a viewpoint above the vehicle;

a detection unit that detects a straight line from the overhead view image; and

a parking frame extraction unit that extracts a parking frame based on a straight line detected by the detection unit.

7 . An image processing method implemented by an image processing device that includes one or more hardware processors and that processes an image capturing a periphery of a vehicle, the image processing method comprising:

generating an overhead view image in which a captured image capturing a periphery of the vehicle is converted into an image from a viewpoint above the vehicle;

detecting a straight line from the overhead view image; and

extracting a parking frame based on straight lines obtained by excluding straight lines matching a predetermined removal condition among straight lines detected in the detecting.

8 . An image processing method implemented by an image processing device that includes one or more hardware processors and that processes an image capturing a periphery of a vehicle, the image processing method comprising:

generating an overhead view image in which an image obtained by deleting a region of a three-dimensional object from a captured image capturing a periphery of the vehicle is converted into an image from a viewpoint above the vehicle;

detecting a straight line from the overhead view image; and

extracting a parking frame based on a straight line detected in the detecting.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 1, 2024
From: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
To: PANASONIC AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 066709/0752 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 25, 2023
From: OTSUKI, RYO; OKABE, YOSHIMASA; SATO, KOJI
To: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 064380/0850 →