Abstract: In a periphery monitoring apparatus, a display processing unit displays, in a display apparatus that is provided in a vehicle, a plurality of captured images that are acquired by a plurality of cameras provided in a plurality of differing positions in the vehicle and have overlapping portions in which portions of imaging areas overlap each other, such that the overlapping portions remain. A determining unit determines whether a predetermined target object to be detected is present in each of the plurality of captured images. The display processing unit includes an enlargement processing unit that enlarges at least one captured image in which the target object is determined to be present, among the plurality of captured images, and displays the captured image in the display apparatus when the determining unit determines that the target object is present in at least one of the plurality of captured images.

Abstract: In a periphery monitoring apparatus, a display processing unit displays, in a display apparatus that is provided in a vehicle, a plurality of captured images that are acquired by a plurality of cameras provided in a plurality of differing positions in the vehicle and have overlapping portions in which portions of imaging areas overlap each other, such that the overlapping portions remain. A determining unit determines whether a predetermined target object to be detected is present in each of the plurality of captured images. The display processing unit includes an enlargement processing unit that enlarges at least one captured image in which the target object is determined to be present, among the plurality of captured images, and displays the captured image in the display apparatus when the determining unit determines that the target object is present in at least one of the plurality of captured images.

Abstract: A driving assistance device converts an image captured by an in-vehicle camera configured to image the periphery of a vehicle into an image viewed from a virtual viewpoint. The driving assistance device combines, as a higher-level layer, a vehicle image indicating the position and shape of the vehicle with a converted target image. The driving assistance device adjusts the opacity of the vehicle image such that the target image as a lower-level layer is visible at a superimposed portion of the vehicle image and the target image. At this point, the opacity of the vehicle image is variably set according to at least one of an own vehicle surrounding condition or a vehicle running condition. The driving assistance device outputs, as a driving assistance image, the target image combined with the adjusted vehicle image.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a status determining unit, a speed detecting unit, and a display controlling unit. The status determining unit determines a control status of control performed by an output control apparatus controlling an output direction of a driving force for a vehicle. The speed detecting unit detects a traveling speed of the vehicle. The display controlling unit allows a display apparatus to display one or more surrounding images included in a plurality of surrounding images and determined according to the control status determined by the status determining unit and the traveling speed detected by the speed detecting unit, the plurality of surrounding images being images which show surroundings of the vehicle based on images captured by one or more cameras capturing images of the surroundings of the vehicle and which differ from one another in at least one of a viewpoint and a display range.

Abstract: In an image processing apparatus, an image obtaining unit obtains an image of a region around a vehicle captured by an imaging device, and a region identifier identifies, based on the obtained image, a travelable region and a non-travelable region in the obtained image. The travelable region is a region in which the vehicle is travelable, and the non-travelable region is a region except for the travelable region in the obtained image. A boundary identifier identifies, in the obtained image, a boundary between the travelable region and non-travelable region. An image display unit displays the travelable region and non-travelable region while distinguishing the travelable region and non-travelable region from one another.

Abstract: According to one example aspect of the present invention, provided is a radio wave communication device having a dipole type transmission antenna used for performing over-the-horizon communication using tropospheric scattering or diffraction; and a signal processing unit that performs digital signal processing on a signal and outputs the signal to the transmission antenna.

Abstract: An image recognition unit recognizes an object in each image captured by a plurality of imaging devices each imaging a partial overlapped imaging region surrounding a vehicle. An image synthesis unit generates a synthesized image by partially overlapping and joining converted images viewed from preset virtual viewpoints, when an imaging region including the recognized object is an overlapping region of which any one of two imaging devices performs imaging. The image synthesis unit synthesizes each converted image area in the overlapping image regions, using a preset blend ratio when an image of the converted images which are joined to partially overlap is generated. An image-setting unit sets the blend ratio of each converted image in the overlapping image regions for recognition results of an object, and a driving support image synthesized with the set blend ratio is output to a display apparatus.

Abstract: A display control apparatus mounted in a vehicle is provided with a viewpoint conversion unit, an image enhancement unit and an image outputting unit. The image recognition unit recognizes an object in images captured by a plurality of imaging devices, mounted on a vehicle to captures images surrounding the vehicle. The viewpoint conversion unit specifies an imaging device, which captures an image having an object recognized by the recognition unit, as a recognition imaging device, and converts the captured image to a viewpoint converted image, viewed from a virtual viewpoint corresponded to the recognition imaging device. The image enhancement unit enhances an imaging area of the object included in the viewpoint converted image. The viewpoint converted image having the imaging area of the object enhanced is output to a display from the image output unit as a driving support image.

Abstract: An image generation unit generates images showing a vehicle and the vicinity from a virtual viewpoint set outside the vehicle using the vicinity of the vehicle acquired by image acquisition units. A path estimation unit estimates a driving path of the vehicle on the basis of a driving state of the vehicle. An image synthesis unit processes either one of images of the vehicle among the images generated by the image generation unit or an image of the estimated driving path into a transparent image, and superimposing the transparent image over another one of the images and an image of the vicinity among the images generated by the image generation unit.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a status determining unit, a speed detecting unit, and a display controlling unit. The status determining unit determines a control status of control performed by an output control apparatus controlling an output direction of a driving force for a vehicle. The speed detecting unit detects a traveling speed of the vehicle. The display controlling unit allows a display apparatus to display one or more surrounding images included in a plurality of surrounding images and determined according to the control status determined by the status determining unit and the traveling speed detected by the speed detecting unit, the plurality of surrounding images being images which show surroundings of the vehicle based on images captured by one or more cameras capturing images of the surroundings of the vehicle and which differ from one another in at least one of a viewpoint and a display range.

Abstract: A driving assistance device converts an image captured by an in-vehicle camera configured to image the periphery of a vehicle into an image viewed from a virtual viewpoint. The driving assistance device combines, as a higher-level layer, a vehicle image indicating the position and shape of the vehicle with a converted target image. The driving assistance device adjusts the opacity of the vehicle image such that the target image as a lower-level layer is visible at a superimposed portion of the vehicle image and the target image. At this point, the opacity of the vehicle image is variably set according to at least one of an own vehicle surrounding condition or a vehicle running condition. The driving assistance device outputs, as a driving assistance image, the target image combined with the adjusted vehicle image.

Abstract: A display control apparatus mounted in a vehicle is provided with a viewpoint conversion unit, an image enhancement unit and an image outputting unit. The image recognition unit recognizes an object in images captured by a plurality of imaging devices, mounted on a vehicle to captures images surrounding the vehicle. The viewpoint conversion unit specifies an imaging device, which captures an image having an object recognized by the recognition unit, as a recognition imaging device, and converts the captured image to a viewpoint converted image, viewed from a virtual viewpoint corresponded to the recognition imaging device. The image enhancement unit enhances an imaging area of the object included in the viewpoint converted image. The viewpoint converted image having the imaging area of the object enhanced is output to a display from the image output unit as a driving support image.

Abstract: An image recognition unit recognizes an object in each image captured by a plurality of imaging devices each imaging a partial overlapped imaging region surrounding a vehicle. An image synthesis unit generates a synthesized image by partially overlapping and joining converted images viewed from preset virtual viewpoints, when an imaging region including the recognized object is an overlapping region of which any one of two imaging devices performs imaging. The image synthesis unit synthesizes each converted image area in the overlapping image regions, using a preset blend ratio when an image of the converted images which are joined to partially overlap is generated. An image-setting unit sets the blend ratio of each converted image in the overlapping image regions for recognition results of an object, and a driving support image synthesized with the set blend ratio is output to a display apparatus.

Abstract: A vehicle periphery monitoring apparatus includes an image portion, an image processing portion, and a display portion. The image portion is mounted to a host vehicle and images a periphery including a road surface. The image processing portion subjects an original image to an image correction including a coordinate transformation by use of a parameter, causing a ratio of three segment areas of the original image to become close to a predetermined target ratio, and generates a virtual coordinate transformed image based on the original image. An end edge position of the host vehicle and a horizontal line position of the host vehicle are calculated from the parameter, and the original image is vertically segmented at the end edge position and the horizontal line position into the three segment areas. The display portion displays an image screen on a display area in a vehicle compartment.

Abstract: An apparatus for detecting an object approaching a vehicle by performing image recognition processing on an image captured by a camera that is mounted on the vehicle to cover a predetermined area around the vehicle includes a signal receiver, a selector, and a detector. The signal receiver obtains a vehicle signal indicative of an operating condition of the vehicle. The selector selects a predetermined region of the captured image, according to the vehicle signal, as an object detection region. The detector detects the object approaching the vehicle by performing the image recognition processing on only the object detection region of the captured image.

Abstract: A vehicle periphery monitoring apparatus detects the presence of a moving object along a vehicle periphery. The apparatus sets multiple detection lines along a horizontal axis of an image captured by a camera, and detects a brightness change of a pixel along the detection lines. With reference to the brightness change detected along the detection line and a parameter for determining whether such brightness change is caused by the moving object, the apparatus determines the presence of the moving object. In addition, the apparatus changes a determination condition for determining the moving object such that as the number of detection lines along which the brightness change is detected decreases, the harder it is to satisfy the determination condition for determining that the moving object is present.

Abstract: A vehicle periphery monitoring apparatus displays a detection line on a display unit, with side portions of the detection line positioned on far-off spots that are farther than a spot on which a center portion of the detection line is positioned. In addition, based on the distance of the respective spots on which the portions of the detection line are positioned, the apparatus includes a parameter table that defines different parameters for a short distance portion, a middle distance portion, and a long distance portion of the detection line. The apparatus detects a moving object based on an actual-detected brightness change of a pixel along the detection line and a predefined brightness change of a pixel along the detection line that is defined by the parameter of the parameter table.

Abstract: An apparatus for detecting an object approaching a vehicle by performing image recognition processing on an image captured by a camera that is mounted on the vehicle to cover a predetermined area around the vehicle includes a signal receiver, a selector, and a detector. The signal receiver obtains a vehicle signal indicative of an operating condition of the vehicle. The selector selects a predetermined region of the captured image, according to the vehicle signal, as an object detection region. The detector detects the object approaching the vehicle by performing the image recognition processing on only the object detection region of the captured image.

Abstract: Concave grooves for forming a receiving layer for inkjet printing are provided at the inner peripheral and outer peripheral boundary portions of an application region on a disk substrate. The concave grooves are formed with a substantially V-shaped cross section, and with a depth d that is at least equal to the film thickness of the coating film within a central region between the concave grooves. A plurality of nozzles of a supply device is arrayed in a radial direction across the central region between the concave grooves, and a substantially constant quantity of coating liquid per unit of surface area is applied so as to form a coating film of a predetermined thickness. The applied coating liquid portions are flattened by a mutual leveling effect.

Abstract: A method for preparing a proof for plate printing, which comprises applying inkjet printing to an ink receiving layer of a recording medium having the ink receiving layer formed on the surface of a support made of plate printing paper for regular printing or made of paper having substantially the same brightness and glossiness as such plate printing paper, to obtain a printing proof.