Vehicle Surround View Display with Cutout Range Indicators
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Solution Overview
Problem
Users of in-vehicle cameras with wide-angle lenses face recognition challenges due to excessive information in the captured images, making it difficult to determine the viewed range relative to their vehicle, especially when the angle of view changes.
Innovation Solution
A display control apparatus that selects a partial area from the imaging area, cuts out a corresponding image, and displays it along with a range indicator on a display device, allowing users to recognize the viewed area and detect approaching vehicles outside the displayed range.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Area of stationary object
If a wide-angle lens is used to capture a wide range of images, then the imaging coverage is improved, but the information amount increases causing user recognition deterioration
Solution Approach 1:
The patent divides the wide-angle captured image into multiple sub-images based on detection result areas. Each sub-image corresponds to a specific detection area (e.g., blind spot areas), allowing the system to segment and prioritize important regions while maintaining overall coverage awareness through range indicators.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent extracts and displays only the relevant partial areas (detection result areas) from the full wide-angle image. By taking out and emphasizing specific regions where objects are detected, the system reduces information overload while preserving critical recognition capabilities.
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AI summary
A display control apparatus is configured to control a display unit configured to display information about a surrounding area of an user's vehicle. The display control apparatus includes a memory storing instructions, and a processor configured to execute the instructions to select a partial area from an imaging area of an imaging unit configured to image the surrounding area, cut a cutout image corresponding to the partial area from an image captured by the imaging unit, and cause the display unit to display the cutout image and a first range indicating a position of the partial area relative to the user's vehicle.