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Title:
運転支援装置
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JP4537537
Kind Code:
B2
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an operation supporting apparatus that allows a user to operate to change a virtual viewpoint and a virtual sightline direction and to enlarge/reduce a screen without burdening the user. SOLUTION: The operation supporting apparatus of the present invention comprises: a plurality of cameras 11; a plurality of virtual viewpoint changing means 12; image compositing means 13 for compositing image information from this virtual viewpoint changing means; guide image generating means 15; image compositing means 16; and switching means 17. The virtual viewpoint changing means 12 changes a virtual viewpoint based on a installing position and a installing attitude of each camera 11 in accordance with a virtual viewpoint that is set by a user (operator) through the switching means 17, a virtual sightline direction, and a switching mode for enlarging and reducing the screen (situation where a virtual viewpoint, a direction of sightline and magnification were changed). An image superimposing means 16 superimposes an image that is composited by the image compositing means 13 on an image that represents a sightline direction generated by guide image generating means 15 with an arrow.

Inventors:
Kazushi Mizusawa
Takeshi Okada
Application Number:
JP2000155128A
Publication Date:
September 01, 2010
Filing Date:
May 25, 2000
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Assignee:
Panasonic Corporation
International Classes:
G03B15/00; H04N7/18; B60R1/00; B60R11/04; B60W30/00; G06T1/00; G08G1/16; H04N1/387
Domestic Patent References:
JP3099952A
JP7272196A
JP11112970A
JP11234658A
JP6321011A
JP11078692A
JP9180088A
JP11242523A
JP10262240A
JP2001236521A
Foreign References:
WO2000007373A1
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Gunichiro Ariga