Visual recognition apparatus, methods, and programs for vehicles
AssigneeAisin Aw Co., Ltd.
InventorsToshihiro Mori, Akihiro Nakajima
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Abstract
Around-vehicle visual recognition apparatus, methods, and programs acquire circumstances of a vehicle, including the vehicle's location and cause a camera to take images around the vehicle. The apparatus, methods, and programs determine at least one first area around the vehicle that is more relevant to a driver based on the circumstances of the vehicle than another area around the vehicle and display an image of the at least one first area on a display.
Claims20
An around-vehicle visual recognition apparatus, comprising:
- a controller that:
- acquires circumstances of a vehicle, including the vehicle's location;
- causes a camera to take images around the vehicle;
- and
- causes the images to be displayed on a display;
- wherein, the images displayed on the display include an image of at least one first area around the vehicle, the at least one first area more relevant to a driver based on the circumstances of the vehicle than a non-displayed area.
An around-vehicle visual recognition method, comprising:
- acquiring circumstances of a vehicle, including the vehicle's location;
- causing a camera to take images around the vehicle;
- determining at least one first area around the vehicle that is more relevant to a driver based on the circumstances of the vehicle than another area around the vehicle;
- and
- displaying an image of the at least one first area on a display.
A storage medium storing a set of program instructions executable on a data processing device and usable to visually display an area around a vehicle, the instructions comprising:
- instructions for acquiring circumstances of a vehicle, including the vehicle's location;
- instructions for causing a camera to take images around the vehicle;
- instructions for determining at least one first area around the vehicle that is more relevant to a driver based on the circumstances of the vehicle than another area around the vehicle;
- and
- instructions for displaying an image of the at least one first area on a display.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.