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US 9,789,818 B2Granted
Image processing apparatus, imaging apparatus and drive assisting method
AssigneeKYOCERA Corporation
InventorsTakatoshi Nakata, Takahiro Okada
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Abstract
An image processing apparatus includes an I/F, a synthesizer, and a color determinator. The I/F obtains a captured image, which is generated by imaging a subject in the vicinity of a vehicle. The synthesizer superimposes an indicator on the captured image. The color determinator, when color of the captured image is similar to a first color, changes color of the indicator from the first color.
Claims8
An image processing apparatus comprising:
- a receiver that receives a captured image generated by imaging a subject in a vicinity of a vehicle;
- a synthesizer that superimposes an indicator on the captured image;
- and a color determinator that changes color of the indicator from a first color when color of the captured image is similar to the first color, wherein the receiver is capable of receiving a lighting signal for lighting up a brake lamp of the vehicle that emits illumination light in the first color to the vicinity of the vehicle, said lighting signal being braking information indicating a braking state, and the color determinator, when receiving the lighting signal, changes the color of the indicator to a second color.
An imaging apparatus comprising:
- an imager for generating a captured image by imaging a subject in a vicinity of a vehicle;
- a synthesizer that superimposes an indicator on the captured image;
- and a color determinator, when color of the captured image is similar to a first color, that changes color of the indicator from the first color;
- and a receiver is capable of receiving a lighting signal for lighting up a brake lamp of the vehicle that emits illumination light in the first color to the vicinity of the vehicle, said lighting signal being braking information indicating a braking state, wherein the color determinator, when receiving the lighting signal, changes the color of the indicator to a second color.
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A drive assisting method comprising:
- generating a captured image by imaging a subject in a vicinity of a vehicle;
- comparing color of the subject to a first color;
- changing color of an indicator from the first color when the color of the subject is similar to the first color;
- superimposing, on the captured image, the indicator in the first color or in color after the change at the changing step;
- receiving a lighting signal for lighting up a brake lamp of the vehicle that emits illumination light in the first color to the vicinity of the vehicle, said lighting signal being braking information indicating a braking state, and the when receiving the lighting signal, changing the color of the indicator to a second color.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.