Image processing device and monitoring system
US7161616B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 17, 2000 |
| Grant date | Jan 9, 2007 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 17, 2020 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06T2200/32
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A synthetic image viewed from a virtual point of view above a vehicle is generated, using images captured by a plurality of cameras shooting surroundings of the vehicle. In the synthetic image, an illustration image or an actual image of the vehicle is displayed in a vehicle region in which the vehicle is present. The area around the vehicle that is not shot by any of the cameras is displayed as a blind spot region.
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