Display system, display method, and program for indicating a peripheral situation of a vehicle

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11548443-B2
Application number	US-201716758875-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Nov 10, 2017
Priority date	Nov 10, 2017
Publication date	Jan 10, 2023
Grant date	Jan 10, 2023

Abstract

A display system includes a display (400) configured to display an image, and a display controller (120) configured to control the display such that a periphery image indicating a peripheral situation of a vehicle viewed from a predetermined virtual viewpoint is displayed in a predetermined display region on a display surface, and change the predetermined display region on the basis of a traveling state of the vehicle.

First claim

What is claim is:

1. A display system comprising:
a processor;
a memory storing program instructions executable by the processor to:
display an image;
control a display such that a periphery image indicating a peripheral situation of a vehicle viewed from a predetermined virtual viewpoint is displayed in a predetermined display region on a display surface, and change the predetermined display region when a speed of the vehicle is equal or higher than a predetermined speed on a basis of a traveling state of the vehicle; and
execute driving assistance of the vehicle to a plurality of different degrees,
wherein changing the predetermined display region comprises widening a display range in a forward direction of the vehicle from a current display range and changing a shape of a road on which the vehicle is traveling and lane markings partitioning the road to extend in a far direction of the vehicle, the shape of the road and the lane markings being displayed in a widened display region,
wherein changing the predetermined display comprises determining an angle of view from the virtual viewpoint on a basis of an environment of a road on which the vehicle is traveling and the degree of driving assistance controlled, and changes the predetermined display region on a basis of the determined angle of view.

2. The display system according to claim 1 ,
wherein changing the predetermined display comprises increasing the predetermined display region in a case where the speed of the vehicle is equal to or higher than the predetermined speed compared with a case where the speed of the vehicle is lower than the predetermined speed.

3. The display system according to claim 2 ,
wherein changing the predetermined display comprises fixing the predetermined display region in a case where the speed of the vehicle is lower than the predetermined speed.

4. The display system according to claim 1 , wherein the program instructions are further executable by the processor to:
recognize an object present in the periphery image of the vehicle,
wherein controlling the display comprises a display controller displaying an image of an object recognized in the predetermined display region.

5. The display system according to claim 1 ,
wherein changing the predetermined display comprises displaying a rear region and a front region of the vehicle in the predetermined display region, and changes a display region regarding the front region in the predetermined display region on a basis of the traveling state of the vehicle.

6. The display system according to claim 1 ,
wherein changing the predetermined display comprises changing a position of an upper end of the predetermined display region on a basis of the traveling state of the vehicle.

7. A display method causing a computer to:
control a display such that a periphery image indicating a peripheral situation of a vehicle viewed from a predetermined virtual viewpoint is displayed in a predetermined display region on a display surface;
change the predetermined display region when a speed of the vehicle is equal or higher than a predetermined speed on a basis of a traveling state of the vehicle;
execute driving assistance of the vehicle to a plurality of different degrees,
wherein changing the predetermined display region comprises widening a display range in a forward direction of the vehicle from a current display range and changing a shape of a road on which the vehicle is traveling and lane markings partitioning the road to extend in a far direction of the vehicle, the shape of the road and the lane markings being displayed in a widened display region,
wherein changing the predetermined display comprises determining an angle of view from the virtual viewpoint on a basis of an environment of a road on which the vehicle is traveling and the degree of driving assistance controlled, and changes the predetermined display region on a basis of the determined angle of view.

8. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium that stores a program to be executed by a computer to perform at least:
controlling a display such that a periphery image indicating a peripheral situation of a vehicle viewed from a predetermined virtual viewpoint is displayed in a predetermined display region on a display surface;
changing the predetermined display region when a speed of the vehicle is equal or higher than a predetermined speed on a basis of a traveling state of the vehicle; and
executing driving assistance of the vehicle to a plurality of different degrees,
wherein changing the predetermined display region comprises widening a display range in a forward direction of the vehicle from a current display range and changing a shape of a road on which the vehicle is traveling and lane markings partitioning the road to extend in a far direction of the vehicle, the shape of the road and the lane markings being displayed in a widened display region,
wherein changing the predetermined display comprises determining an angle of view from the virtual viewpoint on a basis of an environment of a road on which the vehicle is traveling and the degree of driving assistance controlled, and changes the predetermined display region on a basis of the determined angle of view.

Assignees

• Honda Motor Co Ltd

Inventors

• Oniwa Yoshihiro
• KUBOTA Fue
• Takano Hironori

Classifications

• B60R2300/70

  characterised by an event-triggered choice to display a specific image among a selection of captured images · CPC title

• H04N5/2628

  Alteration of picture size, shape, position or orientation, e.g. zooming, rotation, rolling, perspective, translation · CPC title

• B60R2300/30

  characterised by the type of image processing · CPC title

• B60R2300/10

  characterised by the type of camera system used · CPC title

• G06V20/56

  exterior to a vehicle by using sensors mounted on the vehicle · CPC title