Abstract: An image generating apparatus for a vehicle which includes: a camera; a brightness adjusting device which adjusts brightness of pixel data obtained by encoding a video signal from the camera; a rearranging device that rearranges the pixel data; and a control device that controls the brightness adjusting device, wherein the brightness adjusting device is controlled to adjust the brightness of the pixel data based on brightness of the pixel data which have been or to be rearranged by the rearranging device.

Abstract: An image synthesizing device is operatively coupled to a plurality of cameras to accurately express the color and brightness of a synthesized image photographed. The image synthesizing device is configured to synthesize the images of the cameras by selecting with respect to an observation point on a surface being photographed the camera positioned closest to the observation point, designating the color and brightness values of the observation point photographed by that camera as the color and brightness values of the observation point, and conducting the same processing for the entire surface being photographed. Thus, among the cameras, the image synthesizing device selects the camera that is closest to the observation point and uses the color and brightness values of that camera. This arrangement results in selecting a camera that photographs a small area of the photographed surface per unit pixel. Consequently, a synthesized image having good color and brightness precision is obtained.

Abstract: An image generating device and method for a vehicle that improves the image quality of the output image and provides images that can be better perceived by the driver. A camera allows adjustment of the image output range by manipulation from external to the camera, an image processing device performs manipulation of the camera and image processing of the image acquired by the camera and an image display device displays the image processed by the image processing device. The image output range of the camera can be adjusted corresponding to a signal from image processing device.

Abstract: An image processor is disclosed for a vehicle having a plurality of cameras and a monitor that displays a panoramic image derived from multiple images generated by the plurality of cameras. The processor includes input buffers for storing camera image data captured through respective camera modules and output buffer for storing a panoramic image. The camera image data for generating the panoramic image are retrieved from input buffers. The camera image data are stored in an output buffer using an reconfigured address conversion table. The reconfigured address conversion table is an address conversion table which is obtained by reconfiguring an address conversion table when camera modules are assumed to be free of vehicle installation errors. The reconfiguration is performed on the basis of parameters which are used to correct vehicle installation errors of camera modules.

Abstract: A picture frame input from an electronic camera is stored in an input-end buffer frame, and read therefrom in a CPU, where it is processed, using a reconstruction table defining a pixelwise image reconstruction and using a correction parameter defining a pixelwise brightness correction, having resultant data stored in an output-end frame buffer, where a corresponding picture frame is reconstructed to be output to a display.

Abstract: An aspect of the present invention provides an apparatus for converting images of vehicle surroundings that includes, at least one camera configured to start, upon receiving a synchronizing signal, photographing the surroundings of a vehicle and outputting image data representative of the photographs, an output memory configured to store image data to be displayed on a display installed in the vehicle, a pattern memory configured to store destination addresses of the output memory, and an image converter configured to generate the synchronizing signal, obtain the image data from the camera, and transfer part or the whole of the image data to the output memory according to the destination addresses stored in the pattern memory.

Abstract: A vehicular image providing apparatus which includes: an image-taking device which takes an image of a view of an area around a vehicle and generates a first pixelated image thereof; a processing unit which creates a second pixelated image from the first pixelated image; and an image presenting device which presents the second pixelated image. The second pixelated image is different in at least one of direction of line-of-sight and angle-of-view from the first pixelated image. The processing unit creates the second pixelated image, relating each pixel of the first pixelated image to a first two-dimensional variable, setting up a virtual image-taking device providing a virtual image, relating each pixel of the virtual image to a second two-dimensional variable, performing a transformation of variable between the first and second two-dimensional variables.

Abstract: An apparatus and a method of processing vehicular image are disclosed having a shift position acquisition unit 102, a plurality of cameras mounted on a vehicle to pickup surroundings of the vehicle, a plane view image preparing Unit 101 that converts pickup images pick up with the cameras, such that angles of reflection to interiors of the cameras are less than angles of incidence from outsides of the cameras, to prepare plane view images, an image processing unit 104 synthesizing the plurality of images into a single image, an image display unit 105 displaying a synthesized image, a figure indicative of the vehicle and a figure indicative of a direction in which the vehicle travels, and a display mode setting unit 103 operative to set a display mode of the image display unit 105.

Abstract: An image synthesizing device is operatively coupled to a plurality of cameras to accurately express the color and brightness of a synthesized image photographed. The image synthesizing device is configured to synthesize the images of the cameras by selecting with respect to an observation point on a surface being photographed the camera positioned closest to the observation point, designating the color and brightness values of the observation point photographed by that camera as the color and brightness values of the observation point, and conducting the same processing for the entire surface being photographed. Thus, among the cameras, the image synthesizing device selects the camera that is closest to the observation point and uses the color and brightness values of that camera. This arrangement results in selecting a camera that photographs a small area of the photographed surface per unit pixel. Consequently, a synthesized image having good color and brightness precision is obtained.

Abstract: In viewpoint converting apparatus, method, and program, and vehicular image processing apparatus and method utilizing the view point converting apparatus, method, and program, an image conversion is performed for an image photographed by a photographing section with an angle of outgoing radiation of a light ray toward an internal of the photographing section set to be narrower than an angle of incidence of another light ray from an external to the photographing section and a viewpoint conversion is performed for the viewpoint converted image by an image converting section.

Abstract: A navigation system stereoscopically displays an area based on altitude information data of the actual terrain of the area, and puts thereon map display components such as roads, place manes and the like to form a stereoscopic map on the screen, which fits the actual view of the area.