Parking Assistance Method and Parking Assistance Device

A parking assistance method comprising:

• setting a target parking position at which an own vehicle is to be parked;
• generating an overhead view image of surroundings of the own vehicle from a captured image obtained by capturing surroundings of the own vehicle;
• and
• displaying the overhead view image and a guide figure representing an area of a predetermined size surrounding the target parking position in a display region on a display screen visually recognizable by a passenger of the own vehicle,
• wherein in a case where when an overhead view image is displayed at a first display position on the display screen, a predetermined area or more in the guide figure can be displayed within the display region, the parking assistance method displays an overhead view image at the first display position on the display screen, and
• in a case where when an overhead view image is displayed at the first display position on the display screen, the predetermined area or more in the guide figure cannot be displayed within the display region, the parking assistance method displays an overhead view image at a second display position on the display screen, the second display position being different from the first display position,
• wherein when an overhead view image is displayed at the second display position, the parking assistance method reduces the overhead view image to be displayed in the display region.

A parking assistance method comprising:

• setting a target parking position at which an own vehicle is to be parked;
• generating an overhead view image of surroundings of the own vehicle from a captured image obtained by capturing surroundings of the own vehicle;
• and
• displaying the overhead view image and a guide figure representing an area of a predetermined size surrounding the target parking position in a display region on a display screen visually recognizable by a passenger of the own vehicle,
• wherein in a case where when an overhead view image is displayed at a first display position on the display screen, a predetermined area or more in the guide figure can be displayed within the display region, the parking assistance method displays an overhead view image at the first display position on the display screen, and
• in a case where when an overhead view image is displayed at the first display position on the display screen, the predetermined area or more in the guide figure cannot be displayed within the display region, the parking assistance method displays an overhead view image at a second display position on the display screen, the second display position being different from the first display position,
• wherein the parking assistance method adds a background image in which a grid is drawn to the overhead view image and displays the overhead view image in the display region.

A parking assistance device including:

• a camera configured to capture surroundings of an own vehicle;
• a display device including a display screen visually recognizable by a passenger of the own vehicle, setting a target parking position at which the own vehicle is to be parked, generating an overhead view image of surroundings of the own vehicle from a captured image generated by the camera, and displaying the overhead view image and a guide figure representing an area of a predetermined size surrounding the target parking position in a display region on the display screen;
• and
• a controller configured to:
• display, in a case where when an overhead view image is displayed at a first display position on the display screen, a predetermined area or more in the guide figure can be displayed within the display region, an overhead view image at the first display position on the display screen;
• display, in a case where when an overhead view image is displayed at the first display position on the display screen, the predetermined area or more in the guide figure cannot be displayed within the display region, an overhead view image at a second display position on the display screen, the second display position being different from the first display position, and
• reduce the overhead view image to be displayed in the display region when an overhead view image is displayed at the second display position.

A parking assistance device including:

• a camera configured to capture surroundings of an own vehicle;
• a display device including a display screen visually recognizable by a passenger of the own vehicle, setting a target parking position at which the own vehicle is to be parked, generating an overhead view image of surroundings of the own vehicle from a captured image generated by the camera, and displaying the overhead view image and a guide figure representing an area of a predetermined size surrounding the target parking position in a display region on the display screen;
• and
• a controller configured to:
• display, in a case where when an overhead view image is displayed at a first display position on the display screen, a predetermined area or more in the guide figure can be displayed within the display region, an overhead view image at the first display position on the display screen;
• display, in a case where when an overhead view image is displayed at the first display position on the display screen, the predetermined area or more in the guide figure cannot be displayed within the display region, an overhead view image at a second display position on the display screen, the second display position being different from the first display position, and
• add a background image in which a grid is drawn to the overhead view image and displays the overhead view image in the display region.