Vehicle Surround Display With Object-Mapped Warning Information
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing camera-based vehicle surround view systems lack effective methods to utilize image and sensor data to provide drivers with optimized and diverse information for improved driving convenience and stability.
Innovation Solution
A driving information display apparatus and method that collects image and distance information using cameras and sensors, identifies objects, determines warning conditions based on various factors, and displays relevant information along with warnings on an in-vehicle display.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Illumination intensity
If camera-based surround view systems are used to provide wider and clearer views, then the view quality is improved, but the system fails to provide optimized and diverse information for driving assistance
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines camera-based surround view information with distance sensor data and object identification algorithms to create a comprehensive driving assistance system. The image display unit merges visual feed from cameras with processed object information, creating an integrated view that provides both clear surroundings visualization and optimized driving assistance information simultaneously.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces an image processing unit as an intermediary that receives raw camera images and sensor data, then processes and analyzes this information to generate meaningful object identification results. This intermediary processing layer transforms basic visual data into optimized driving assistance information, resolving the contradiction between view quality and information utility.
2Device complexity
If simple warning displays are used, then the device complexity is reduced, but the driving assistance effectiveness is limited
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the driving assistance system into distinct functional modules: camera units for capture, image processing units for analysis, distance sensors for measurement, and display units for output. This segmentation allows each component to perform its specific function efficiently, maintaining system reliability while managing complexity through modular architecture.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent creates a multi-functional display system that serves multiple purposes: displaying surround views, showing identified objects, providing distance information, and issuing warnings. This universal display unit consolidates multiple functions into a single interface, reducing overall device complexity while maintaining comprehensive driving assistance effectiveness.
3Loss of information
If comprehensive object information is displayed, then the driving information completeness is improved, but the information processing complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements preliminary action by having the image processing unit pre-analyze camera images and pre-identify objects before display. Distance sensors also pre-measure distances to potential objects. This preliminary processing organizes and prepares information in advance, reducing the complexity of real-time processing while ensuring comprehensive information completeness is achieved.
Solution Approach 2:
The system employs self-service mechanisms where the image processing unit automatically identifies objects and the determination unit autonomously decides what information to display based on pre-set criteria. This self-service approach minimizes the need for complex external processing while maintaining complete and accurate surroundings information display.
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AI summary
An embodiment driving information display apparatus includes a collection device configured to collect image information about surroundings of a vehicle including a side rear of the vehicle through cameras and to collect distance information about the surroundings of the vehicle through distance sensors, a determination device configured to identify objects included in the image information, to determine object information for each identified object based on the image information and the distance information, and to determine whether the object information satisfies a warning condition, and a display device installed inside the vehicle and configured to display at least a portion of the object information along with the image information and to output a warning notification in response to a determination that the object information satisfies the warning condition, wherein the at least the portion of the object information is displayed to correspond to the object in the image information.