Device and Method for Identifying and Displaying a Region, Observed by a Vehicle Driver, in the Interior of a Vehicle

A device for determining and displaying a region, observed by a vehicle driver, in an interior of a vehicle, comprising:

• a rearview mirror arranged in the interior of the vehicle,
• at least one camera of the vehicle configured to capture at least one image having a depiction of a region of the interior and to generate image data corresponding to the image,
• a processing unit configured to,
• process the image data,
• detect an adjustment of the rearview mirror,
• determine the region of the interior visible for the vehicle driver in the rearview mirror after the adjustment of the rearview mirror and to detect at least one object present in the region,
• proceeding from the image data of the camera, output an image of at least one part comprising the at least one object of the region of the interior visible for the rearview mirror after the adjustment as an observed region on a display unit of the vehicle.

A method for determining and displaying a region, observed by a vehicle driver, in an interior of a vehicle, the method comprising:

• capturing at least one image having a depiction of a region of the interior of the vehicle using at least one camera of the vehicle and generating image data corresponding to the image;
• processing, using a processing unit, the image data, detecting, using the processing unit, an adjustment of a rearview mirror arranged in the interior of the vehicle;
• determining, using the processing unit, the region of the interior visible for the vehicle driver in the rearview mirror after the adjustment is detected and at least one object present in this region is detected, and
• proceeding from the image data of the camera, outputting, using the processing unit, an image of at least one part, comprising the at least one object, of the region of the interior visible for the vehicle driver in the rearview mirror after the adjustment as the observed region on a display unit of the vehicle.