Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.

Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.

Panasonic Corporation

Satoshi Kajita

Makoto Okada

Toshiaki Mori

Kazushige Yamada

Osamu Yamaji

Azusa Gojyo

Ikuo Fuchigami

Takeshi Tanaka

Hiroshi Amano

Takashi Hashimoto

Satoshi Ando

Hideaki Matsuo

Hiroyuki Yoshida

Kazuo Kajimoto

Hideaki Yajima

Tomonori Yonezawa

Tomonori Kataoka

Kazuyuki Imagawa

Yuichi Kawaguchi

Yoshiteru Hayashi

Katsuhiro Iwasa

Rumi Tsubota

Takaaki Nishi

Eiji Fukumiya

Hiroki Ohtsuki

Ryuji Fuchikami

Shintaro Yokoyama

In a driving support device, an image output unit outputs image information including a vehicle object representing a vehicle and a sign object representing a sign, to a display unit. An operation signal input unit receives an operation signal of a user for moving, in the image displayed on the display unit, the vehicle object to the position of the sign object or for moving the sign object to the position of the vehicle object. A command output unit outputs a command corresponding to the display content in the sign object when the operation signal is received, to an automatic driving control unit that controls automatic driving.

Driving support device, driving support system, and driving support method

A driver can intuitively and conveniently perform an operation for instructing a traffic lane change to a vehicle. In a driving support device 10, an image output unit 14outputs, to a display unit 31, an image containing an own vehicle object representing an own vehicle and a plurality of traffic lanes. An operation signal input unit 14receives an operation of a user for moving the own vehicle object in the image displayed on the display unit 31 from a first traffic lane to a second traffic lane. A command output unit 14outputs, to an automatic driving control unit 20 that controls automatic driving, a command for instructing the change of a traveling traffic lane of the own vehicle from the first traffic lane to the second traffic lane when the operation is received.

Driving support device, driving support system and driving support method

In a driving support device, an image output unit outputs an image including a vehicle object representing a vehicle and a peripheral situation of the vehicle, to a display unit. An operation signal input unit receives a gesture operation by a user that involves moving of the vehicle object in the image displayed on the display unit. A command output unit outputs a command according to the gesture operation, to an automatic driving control unit that controls automatic driving.

A driving support device includes an image output unit, an operation signal input unit, and a command output unit. The image output unit outputs an image information including a vehicle object representing a vehicle and a peripheral situation of the vehicle, to a display unit. The operation signal input unit receives an operation signal of a user with respect to the vehicle object in an image displayed on the display unit. The command output unit outputs an automatic driving control command corresponding to the received operation signal, to an automatic driving controller that controls automatic driving. If the operation signal input unit receives an operation signal of the user touching the vehicle object in the image displayed on the display unit, the image output unit outputs image information to the display unit in a selectable state, the image information including a plurality of operations automatically executable by the vehicle or a plurality of regions where the vehicle is movable when the vehicle object is touched.

Driving support device, driving support system, driving support method, and automatic drive vehicle

Provided is a presentation control device which, in a movement of a window between displays, appropriately controls a positioning of a window to be moved after the movement without a user designating a presentation location upon a movement destination display. With this device, a layout storage unit () retains one or more layout patterns which establish a presentation region, formed from a presentation location and a presentation size of each window which is presented upon a display. Using the layout pattern, a layout determination unit () determines a presentation region wherein it is possible to present a moved window. A presentation control unit () generates presentation data which positions the moved window in a presentation location which the layout determination unit () has established.

Presentation control device and presentation control system

A driver can intuitively and conveniently perform an operation for instructing passing to a vehicle. In a driving support device, an image output unitoutputs, to a display unit, an image containing an own vehicle object representing an own vehicle and an another vehicle object representing another vehicle in front of the own vehicle object. An operation signal input unitreceives an operation of a user for changing the positional relationship between the own vehicle object and the another vehicle object in the image displayed on the display unit. A command output unitoutputs, to an automatic driving control unit, a command for instructing the own vehicle to pass the another vehicle when the positional relationship between the own vehicle object and the another vehicle object is changed such that the own vehicle object is positioned in front of the another vehicle object.

An image decoding device is provided that decodes, without an increase in the circuit size, a coded video sequence including a large-size block. The image decoding apparatus includes: a block division unit which divides a current block that is to be decoded and is included in a picture of the coded video sequence, into sub-blocks; an image obtainment unit which obtains, for each of the sub-blocks, image data corresponding to the sub-block from a recording medium; a prediction unit which generates, for each of the sub-blocks, a predicted image of the sub-block, based on the image data obtained by the image obtainment unit; and a reconstruction unit which reconstructs each of the sub-blocks, by adding the predicted image generated for the sub-block to the sub-block.

Image decoding apparatus, image decoding method, integrated circuit, and program

In a driving support device, an image output unit outputs an image including a host vehicle object representing a host vehicle and a nearby vehicle object representing a nearby vehicle, to a display unit. The operation signal input unit receives an operation of a user for changing a distance between the host vehicle object and the nearby vehicle object in the image displayed on the display unit. The command output unit outputs a command for instructing one vehicle to travel following another vehicle when the distance between the host vehicle object and the nearby vehicle object is equal to or less than a predetermined distance, to an automatic driving control unit that controls automatic driving.

A driver can intuitively and conveniently perform an operation for instructing a traffic lane change to a vehicle. In a driving support device, an image output unitoutputs, to a display unit, an image containing an own vehicle object representing an own vehicle and a plurality of traffic lanes. An operation signal input unitreceives an operation of a user for moving the own vehicle object in the image displayed on the display unitfrom a first traffic lane to a second traffic lane. A command output unitoutputs, to an automatic driving control unitthat controls automatic driving, a command for instructing the change of a traveling traffic lane of the own vehicle from the first traffic lane to the second traffic lane when the operation is received.

A surveillance video accumulation system pertaining to the present invention includes a plurality of surveillance camera units and a video accumulation unit that are connected with each other via a network. Among pieces of video data that have been encoded according to a prediction encoding method and transmitted from all the surveillance camera units, the video accumulation unit accumulates video data transmitted from a selected one of the surveillance camera units. Before the selection, if specified as a surveillance camera unit that is expected to shoot a subject, each of the surveillance camera units encodes video data of the subject based only on intra frame prediction and transmits the encoded video data to the accumulation unit.

Monitor video accumulation system

The position of a body part area for a personal image in an input image is detected. According to the position of the detected body part area, the position of the origin of a coordinate system for an ornament image is defined. Based on the position of the defined origin, an ornament-arranged input image is outputted. When the personal image moves in the input image, the ornament image also moves by following the movement of the personal image. Even when both the personal image and ornament image move, the ornament image can be made not to interfere with the personal image. Therefore, the personal image can be clearly displayed. Moreover, the input image can be made to look more interesting by synchronizing the movement of the ornament image with the movement of the personal image.

Method and apparatus for image processing

A candidate prediction block storage unit stores candidate prediction pixel data {'a' to 'p'} (a four-by-four area) and neighboring pixel data {&#x201c;A&#x201d; to &#x201c;D&#x201d;}. A neighboring pixel series-generating unit in receipt of the neighboring pixel data {&#x201c;A&#x201d; to &#x201c;D&#x201d;} from the candidate prediction block storage unit feeds a first neighboring pixel series {&#x201c;A&#x201d;, &#x201c;B&#x201d;, &#x201c;C&#x201d;, and so on} and a second neighboring pixel series {&#x201c;B&#x201d;, &#x201c;C&#x201d;, &#x201c;D&#x201d;, and so on} into first and second lines, respectively. A predictive processing unit in receipt of the candidate prediction pixel data {&#x201c;a&#x201d; to &#x201c;p&#x201d;} from the candidate prediction block storage unit multiplies the candidate prediction pixel data by two, thereby providing multiplied data. The predictive processing unit subtracts the first neighboring pixel series from the multiplied data, thereby providing subtracted data. The predictive processing unit subtracts the second neighboring pixel series from the subtracted data, thereby providing further subtracted data. The predictive processing unit divides the further subtracted data by two, thereby providing divided data. A predicted block storage unit stores the divided data as predicted pixel data {&#x201c;a#&#x201d;, &#x201c;b#&#x201d;, and so on}. As a result, steps of storing and generating predictive pixels are eliminated.

Prediction apparatus, encoding apparatus, inverse prediction apparatus, decoding apparatus, and computing apparatus

An image composition apparatus includes a composition processing unit comprising a composition position determination unit for receiving a shape signal and an image signal which are outputted from an image decoding unit, and determining a composition position of an object as a foreground image; a shape boundary determination unit for determining the shape and boundary of the object; an arbitrary-shaped frame generation unit for generating an outline or frame of the object on the basis of information relating to the shape and boundary of the object; and a pixel composition unit for compositing a target pixel (pixel to be processed) of the object or an arbitrary-shaped frame pixel that is generated by the arbitrary-shaped frame generation unitwith the corresponding pixel in the background image. Therefore, a composite image, in which an outline or an arbitrary-shaped shape is added to an arbitrary-shaped object, can be generated.

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Kanagawa, Japan

Satoshi Kajita