Image analysis – Applications – Vehicle or traffic control
Reexamination Certificate
2008-01-08
2008-01-08
Bella, Matthew C. (Department: 2624)
Image analysis
Applications
Vehicle or traffic control
C382S284000, C348S115000, C348S148000, C340S435000, C340S937000, C701S028000
Reexamination Certificate
active
10333745
ABSTRACT:
The present invention provides a vehicle vicinity image-processing apparatus and a recording medium capable of deducing a scene having left the field of vision of a camera mounted on the rear of a vehicle and drawing an image of the area behind the vehicle which includes this deduced part. An image-processing unit5first coordinate-converts a picked-up image to create a bird's-eye view image. Two chronologically consecutive bird's-eye view images are created as the bird's-eye view image, and a matching area of the two images is extracted. On the basis of this matching area, a moved area which has left the present field of vision of the camera1is extracted. An image of the matching area and the moved area is then drawn on a monitor3. By this means, it is possible to draw an image including a scene which has left the present field of vision of the camera1.
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Imanishi Masayuki
Ishikawa Tetsuri
Yanagawa Hirohiko
Bella Matthew C.
Mackowey Anthony
Nippon Soken Inc.
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