US 12,085,404 B2
Vehicle surroundings information displaying system and vehicle surroundings information displaying method
Takuma Shioguchi, Saitama (JP)
Assigned to Faurecia Clarion Electronics Co., Ltd., Saitama (JP)
Filed by Faurecia Clarion Electronics Co., Ltd., Saitama (JP)
Filed on Jun. 15, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/840,810.
Claims priority of application No. 2021-102922 (JP), filed on Jun. 22, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2022/0404163 A1, Dec. 22, 2022
Int. Cl. G06F 21/36 (2013.01); G01C 21/36 (2006.01); G06F 3/041 (2006.01); G06F 3/04845 (2022.01); G06F 3/0488 (2022.01); G06T 11/00 (2006.01); H04N 7/18 (2006.01); H04N 23/90 (2023.01)
CPC G01C 21/367 (2013.01) [G06F 3/041 (2013.01); G06F 3/04845 (2013.01); G06F 3/0488 (2013.01); G06T 11/00 (2013.01); H04N 7/181 (2013.01); G06F 2203/04105 (2013.01); H04N 23/90 (2023.01)] 7 Claims
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1. A vehicle surroundings information displaying system comprising: a processor that includes:
a map image acquiring unit for acquiring a map image of the surroundings of a vehicle;
a first display image generating unit for combining the map image and a vehicle mark that indicates the location of the vehicle, to generate a first display image to be displayed on a display;
a surroundings information image generating unit for generating a surroundings information image that shows surroundings information for a vehicle, based on point cloud data that indicate distances from a vehicle, acquired by a sensor;
an overhead image acquiring unit for acquiring an overhead image of the surroundings of the vehicle;
a second display image generating unit for generating a second display image, to be displayed on the display panel, through combining the map image, the vehicle mark, the overhead image, which is placed surrounding the vehicle mark, and the surroundings information image, which is placed surrounding the overhead image; and
a display controlling unit for receiving an operation from a user and, in response to the operation, switching the image that is displayed on the display between the first display image and the second display image, wherein
the display is structured as a touch panel that comprises a touch sensor;
the operation is a touch operation on the vehicle mark, which is displayed on the touch panel; and
the display controlling unit switches between the first display image and the second display image in response to a pressure value detected by the touch sensor and/or a touch time, which indicates the time over which there is a continuous touch operation.