Method and Apparatus to Highlight Information in Complex Visual Environments

An image generation method, comprising:

• obtaining one or more readings of external conditions;
• determining a current status on the basis of received readings;
• receiving image data;
• generating selection data identifying one or more portions in an image as portions of an image which are to be emphasized on the basis of the determined current status;
• and
• processing received image data to generate a composite image in which the portions of said composite image corresponding to said portions to be emphasized identified by received selection data correspond to said portions of the image defined by received image data and in which other portions of said composite image correspond to the other portions of the image defined by said received image data to which a blurring function has been applied.

A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing instructions, which when executed by at least one processor, configure the at least one processor to perform operations comprising:

• obtaining one or more readings of external conditions;
• determining a current status on the basis of received readings;
• receiving image data;
• generating selection data identifying one or more portions in an image as portions of an image which are to be emphasized on the basis of the determined current status;
• and
• processing received image data to generate a composite image in which the portions of said composite image corresponding to said portions to be emphasized identified by received selection data correspond to said portions of the image defined by received image data and in which other portions of said composite image correspond to the other portions of the image defined by said received image data to which a blurring function has been applied.