Driving assistance device and driving assistance method
US10875452B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 11, 2017 |
| Grant date | Dec 29, 2020 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 23, 2037 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG08G1/16
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A driving assistance device converts an image captured by an in-vehicle camera configured to image the periphery of a vehicle into an image viewed from a virtual viewpoint. The driving assistance device combines, as a higher-level layer, a vehicle image indicating the position and shape of the vehicle with a converted target image. The driving assistance device adjusts the opacity of the vehicle image such that the target image as a lower-level layer is visible at a superimposed portion of the vehicle image and the target image. At this point, the opacity of the vehicle image is variably set according to at least one of an own vehicle surrounding condition or a vehicle running condition. The driving assistance device outputs, as a driving assistance image, the target image combined with the adjusted vehicle image.
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