Image generating apparatus and image display system

1. An image generating apparatus that generates an image to be displayed on a display apparatus mounted on a vehicle, the image generating apparatus comprising:

a mode receiving section that receives an instruction from a user, the instruction for selecting a display mode from among a plurality of display modes, and for setting the selected display mode as a most-recently-set mode, the plurality of display modes being different from each other and causing the display apparatus to display an image showing the periphery of the vehicle while a transmission of the vehicle is shifted in a reverse gear;

a nonvolatility storing section that stores mode information indicating the most-recently-set mode which has been most recently set;

a generating section that generates the image of one of the display modes in accordance with the mode information stored in the storing section; and

an output section that outputs the generated image to the display apparatus,

wherein the generating section generates an image of the most-recently-set mode when the mode information indicates a display mode other than a first specific display mode in the display modes as the most-recently-set mode, and

wherein the generating section generates an image of a second specific display mode different from the first specific display mode when the mode information indicates the first specific display mode as the most-recently-set mode.

2. The image generating apparatus as set forth in claim 1 , further comprising a controller including the storing section therein,

wherein the controller reads the mode information stored in the storing section and controls the generating section to generate the image of the most-recently-set mode when the mode information indicates the display mode other than the first specific display mode as the most-recently-set mode, and

wherein the controller reads the mode information stored in the storing section and controls the generating section to generate the image of the second specific display mode when the mode information indicates the first specific display mode as the most-recently-set mode.

3. The image generating apparatus as set forth in claim 1 , wherein the generating section starts generating the image of one of the display modes when the transmission of the vehicle is being shifted into the reverse gear.

4. The image generating apparatus as set forth in claim 1 , wherein the first specific display mode is used for final adjustment of a parking position of the vehicle.

5. The image generating apparatus as set forth in claim 1 , wherein the first specific display mode is a display mode to make the display apparatus display an image being viewed from a virtual viewpoint substantially directly looking down a rear end of the vehicle.

6. An image display system to be mounted on a vehicle, the image displaying system comprising:

the image generating apparatus as set forth in claim 1 ; and

a display apparatus that displays an image generated by the image generating apparatus.

7. An image generating apparatus that generates an image to be displayed on a display apparatus mounted on a vehicle, the image generating apparatus comprising:

a mode receiving section that receives an instruction from a user, the instruction for selecting a display mode from among a plurality of display modes, and for setting the selected display mode as a most-recently-set mode, the plurality of display modes being different from each other and causing the display apparatus to display an image showing the periphery of the vehicle while a transmission of the vehicle is shifted in a reverse gear;

a nonvolatility storing section that stores mode information;

a generating section that generates the image of one of the display modes in accordance with the mode information stored in the storing section; and

an output section that outputs the generated image to the display apparatus,

wherein the storing section stores the mode information indicating the most-recently-set mode when the most-recently-set mode which has been most recently set is a display mode other than a first specific display mode in the display modes, and

wherein the storing section stores the mode information indicating a second specific display mode different from the first specific display mode when the most-recently-set mode which has been most recently set is the first specific display mode.

8. The image generating apparatus as set forth in claim 7 , further comprising a controller including the storing section therein,

wherein the controller controls the storing section to store the mode information indicating the most-recently-set mode when the most-recently-set mode which has been most recently set is the display mode other than the first specific display mode,

wherein the controller controls the storing section to store the mode information indicating the second specific display mode when the most-recently-set mode which has been most recently set is the first specific display mode.

9. The image generating apparatus as set forth in claim 7 , wherein the generating section starts generating the image of one of the display modes when the transmission of the vehicle is being shifted into the reverse gear.

10. The image generating apparatus as set forth in claim 7 , wherein the first specific display mode is used for final adjustment of a parking position of the vehicle.

11. The image generating apparatus as set forth in claim 7 , wherein the first specific display mode is a display mode to make the display apparatus display an image being viewed from a virtual viewpoint substantially directly looking down a rear end of the vehicle.

12. An image display system to be mounted on a vehicle, the image displaying system comprising:

the image generating apparatus as set forth in claim 7 ; and

a display apparatus that displays an image generated by the image generating apparatus.