Display control device, display control system, display control method, and non-transitory storage medium

A display control system comprising:

• a display control device comprising:
• a memory that is configured to store computer executable instructions;
• and
• a processor that is configured to execute the computer executable instructions to perform operations, comprising:
• obtaining video data from multiple cameras which capture images surrounding of a vehicle;
• performing a viewpoint conversion process and a synthesizing process to the video data to generate a bird's-eye view image;
• obtaining information related to a parking operation of the vehicle within a parking operation range including a parking slot in which the vehicle is to be parked to determine that the parking operation is within the parking operation range required time and effort;
• and
• displaying, when it is determined that the parking operation within the parking operation range required time and effort, the generated bird's-eye view image in a display at a time of exit of the vehicle from the parking slot by being driven forward;
• and
• at least either multiple image-capturing units from which the video data obtaining unit obtains the video data, or a display in which the display controller displays the bird's-eye view image.

A display control method comprising:

• a video data obtaining step of obtaining video data from multiple cameras which capture images of surrounding of a vehicle;
• an bird's-eye view image generating step of performing a viewpoint conversion process and a synthesizing process to the video data obtained at the video data obtaining step and generating an bird's-eye view image;
• a determining step of obtaining information related to a parking operation of the vehicle within a parking operation range including a parking slot in which the vehicle is to be parked and determining that the parking operation within the parking operation range required time and effort;
• and
• a display controlling step of, when it is determined at the determining step that the parking operation within the parking operation range required time and effort, displaying the bird's-eye view image which is generated at the bird's-eye view image generating step at a time of exit of the vehicle from the parking slot by being driven forward, wherein
• whether the parking operation is within the parking operation range required time and effort is determined by determining that at least one of a first condition representing a count of adjustment of a vehicle orientation within the parking operation range is equal to or greater than a predetermined threshold value;
• a second condition representing a count of a steering adjustment at the time of the exit of the vehicle from the parking slot is equal to or greater than a predetermined threshold value;
• and a third condition representing obtaining a velocity information at a time of entry of the vehicle into the parking slot by being driven backward and a velocity within the parking operation range is equal to or less than a predetermined threshold value.

A non-transitory storage medium that stores a program that causes a computer, which functions as a display control device, to execute:

• a video data obtaining step of obtaining video data from multiple cameras which capture images of surrounding of a vehicle;
• an bird's-eye view image generating step of performing a viewpoint conversion process and a synthesizing process to the video data obtained at the video data obtaining step and generating an bird's-eye view image;
• a determining step of obtaining information related to a parking operation of the vehicle within a parking operation range including a parking slot in which the vehicle is to be parked and determining that the parking operation within the parking operation range required time and effort;
• and
• a display controlling step of, when it is determined at the determining step that the parking operation within the parking operation range required time and effort, displaying the bird's-eye view image which is generated at the bird's-eye view image generating step at a time of exit of the vehicle from the parking slot by being driven forward, wherein
• whether the parking operation is within the parking operation range required time and effort is determined by determining that at least one of a first condition representing a count of adjustment of a vehicle orientation within the parking operation range is equal to or greater than a predetermined threshold value;
• a second condition representing a count of a steering adjustment at the time of the exit of the vehicle from the parking slot is equal to or greater than a predetermined threshold value;
• and a third condition representing obtaining a velocity information at a time of entry of the vehicle into the parking slot by being driven backward and a velocity within the parking operation range is equal to or less than a predetermined threshold value.