Method for displaying an image on a display device in a vehicle, driver assistance system and vehicle

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9100554-B2
Application number	US-201113640086-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Apr 11, 2011
Priority date	Apr 15, 2010
Publication date	Aug 4, 2015
Grant date	Aug 4, 2015

Abstract

The invention relates to a method for displaying an image ( 27, 28, 29 ) on a display unit ( 3 ) in a vehicle ( 1 ). A vehicle image ( 1′ ) of at least one region of the vehicle ( 1 ) is provided, and sensor data are acquired, which contain information about an environment of the vehicle ( 1 ). An image ( 27, 28, 29 ) is displayed, which is formed from the vehicle image ( 1′ ) and the sensor data, the image ( 27, 28, 29 ) containing a blank region ( 14′, 16′, 18′, 19′, 22′ to 25′ ) assigned to the environment, for which no sensor data are provided. In the image ( 27, 28, 29 ), the vehicle image ( 1′ ) protrudes into the blank region ( 14′, 16′, 18′, 19′, 22′ to 25′ ).

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A method for displaying an image on a display unit in a vehicle, comprising:
providing a vehicle image of at least one region of the vehicle;
acquiring sensor data, which contain information about an environment of the vehicle; and
displaying an image, which is formed from the vehicle image and the sensor data, the image containing a blank region assigned to the environment, for which no sensor data are provided,
wherein, in the image, the vehicle image protrudes into the blank region.

2. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the vehicle image shows the entire vehicle.

3. The method according to claim 1 , wherein in the image, at least one region of the vehicle is represented having an enlarged scale in relation to the environment and wherein the enlarged region at least regionally overlays the blank region.

4. The method according to claim 3 , wherein the entire vehicle is represented having the enlarged scale in the image.

5. The method according to claim 1 , wherein in the vehicle image, a shape of at least one region of the vehicle is represented as distorted, and the blank region is at least regionally overlaid by this distorted region.

6. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the vehicle image represents a top view of the at least one region of the vehicle and the sensor data are processed into image data, which represent a representation of a top view of the acquired environment, the top view of the at least one region of the vehicle and of the environment being represented in the image.

7. The method according to claim 1 , wherein an extrapolation image is obtained for the blank region by an extrapolation of the sensor data and the blank region is regionally overlaid by the extrapolation image in the displayed image.

8. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the sensor data are acquired by a camera.

9. A driver assistance system for displaying images for a vehicle, comprising:
at least one sensor for acquiring sensor data, which contain information about an environment of the vehicle;
a computer unit, in which a vehicle image of at least one region of the vehicle is provided, wherein the computer unit is for generating an image from the vehicle image and the sensor data, the image comprising a blank region assigned to the environment, for which no sensor data are provided; and
a display unit for displaying the image,
wherein, in the image, the vehicle image protrudes into the blank region.

10. An automobile vehicle having a driver assistance system according to claim 9 .

Assignees

• Barth Harald
• Valeo Schalter & Sensoren Gmbh

Inventors

• Barth Harald

Classifications

• H04N7/181 Primary

  for receiving images from a plurality of remote sources · CPC title

• B60R2001/1253

  with cameras, video cameras or video screens · CPC title

• B60R1/00

  Optical viewing arrangements; Real-time viewing arrangements for drivers or passengers using optical image capturing systems, e.g. cameras or video systems specially adapted for use in or on vehicles · CPC title

• H04N7/18 Primary

  Closed-circuit television [CCTV] systems, i.e. systems in which the video signal is not broadcast · CPC title

• G06F3/14

  Digital output to display device {; Cooperation and interconnection of the display device with other functional units} · CPC title