Abstract: A vehicle-periphery image generating apparatus and an image switching method which provides a rear view image displayed additionally from a vehicle-periphery image is presented at an adequate timing with eye-friendliness. There are provided a parallel detector for detecting that a vehicle is oriented substantially parallel to a parking space, an approach detector for detecting that at least part of the vehicle is entering the parking space, and a display controller for switching display of an image from a vehicle-periphery image to a rear view image when the vehicle is oriented substantially parallel to the parking space and at least part of the vehicle is approaching into the parking space, so that the vehicle-periphery image and the rear view image are switched and displayed as needed according to the state of the vehicle with respect to the parking space and images optimal for respective scenes are displayed over the full screen.

Abstract: A vehicle surrounding image display device according to the present invention combines an image obtained by reducing in size an image taken by a camera provided at the center of the rear side of a vehicle, and images obtained by deforming images taken by cameras provided at the left and right sides of the vehicle such that the outward inclination of the inner side in the vehicle width direction of each of the left and right side images is gradually increased toward the lower end of the inner side. The vehicle surrounding image display device then generates a single image simulating the circumstances behind the user's own vehicle as observed from a single virtual viewpoint in a realistic form, and displays the generated image on a display device.

Abstract: A navigation apparatus for displaying a map that includes building symbols representing buildings. The navigation apparatus includes a map-drawing unit that draws the map of an area from map data on shapes and positions of the building symbols at a selected map scale and a displaying unit that displays the drawn map. In the navigation apparatus in a nighttime-map displaying mode, the map-drawing unit draws the entirety of each building symbol in a bright color to generate the map when the map scale exceeds a predetermined threshold and draws part of the building symbol in a bright color to generate the map when the map scale does not exceed the predetermined threshold.

Abstract: A navigation apparatus including a memory for storing building data of buildings; a display; a decimating unit for decimating the building data based on the unit of the bar scale of a map appearing on the display; and a display controller for displaying the buildings on a map on the display based on the building data decimated by the decimating unit.

Abstract: A vehicle-periphery image generating apparatus and an image switching method which provides a rear view image displayed additionally from a vehicle-periphery image is presented at an adequate timing with eye-friendliness. There are provided a parallel detector for detecting that a vehicle is oriented substantially parallel to a parking space, an approach detector for detecting that at least part of the vehicle is entering the parking space, and a display controller for switching display of an image from a vehicle-periphery image to a rear view image when the vehicle is oriented substantially parallel to the parking space and at least part of the vehicle is approaching into the parking space, so that the vehicle-periphery image and the rear view image are switched and displayed as needed according to the state of the vehicle with respect to the parking space and images optimal for respective scenes are displayed over the full screen.

Abstract: A vehicle surrounding image display device according to the present invention combines an image obtained by reducing in size an image taken by a camera provided at the center of the rear side of a vehicle, and images obtained by deforming images taken by cameras provided at the left and right sides of the vehicle such that the outward inclination of the inner side in the vehicle width direction of each of the left and right side images is gradually increased toward the lower end of the inner side. The vehicle surrounding image display device then generates a single image simulating the circumstances behind the user's own vehicle as observed from a single virtual viewpoint in a realistic form, and displays the generated image on a display device.

Abstract: A navigation apparatus for displaying a map that includes building symbols representing buildings. The navigation apparatus includes a map-drawing unit that draws the map of an area from map data on shapes and positions of the building symbols at a selected map scale and a displaying unit that displays the drawn map. In the navigation apparatus in a nighttime-map displaying mode, the map-drawing unit draws the entirety of each building symbol in a bright color to generate the map when the map scale exceeds a predetermined threshold and draws part of the building symbol in a bright color to generate the map when the map scale does not exceed the predetermined threshold.

Abstract: A navigation apparatus including a memory for storing building data of buildings; a display; a decimating unit for decimating the building data based on the unit of the bar scale of a map appearing on the display; and a display controller for displaying the buildings on a map on the display based on the building data decimated by the decimating unit.