US 12,496,970 B2
Device, method, and program for generating an overhead image around a vehicle relative to a target object
Fumiaki Yoshikawa, Tokyo (JP); Takeshi Iijima, Tokyo (JP); Osamu Takahata, Tokyo (JP); and Kazuya Watanabe, Kariya (JP)
Assigned to HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD., Tokyo (JP); and AISIN CORPORATION, Kariya (JP)
Filed by HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD., Tokyo (JP); and AISIN CORPORATION, Aichi (JP)
Filed on Dec. 19, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/545,512.
Prior Publication US 2025/0196771 A1, Jun. 19, 2025
Int. Cl. B60R 1/22 (2022.01)
CPC B60R 1/22 (2022.01) [B60R 2300/105 (2013.01); B60R 2300/305 (2013.01); B60R 2300/607 (2013.01); B60R 2300/802 (2013.01)] 11 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A control device comprising:
an image processing unit configured to generate an overhead image showing a space including a moving object and surroundings of the moving object using a plurality of pieces of imaging data acquired by a plurality of imaging devices including at least a first camera and a second camera in the moving object;
a display control unit configured to display the overhead image generated by the image processing unit on a display device; and
a blind spot area determination unit configured to determine a blind spot area in the imaging data based on detection of a target object around the moving object, wherein
the image processing unit is configured to generate a first area in the overhead image based on the imaging data acquired by the first camera and to generate a second area in the overhead image different from the first area based on the imaging data acquired by the second camera,
the image processing unit is configured to change allocation of the first area and the second area in the overhead image based on whether it is determined that the blind spot area exists in the first area, and
when it is determined that the blind spot area exists in the first area, the image processing unit decreases the allocation of the first area in the overhead image and increases the allocation of the second area in the overhead image than when it is determined that the blind spot area does not exist in the first area,
wherein the image processing unit is configured to change allocation of the first area and the second area based on at least one characteristic of the target object.