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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 02, 2019
Filed:
Mar. 14, 2017
Mazda Motor Corporation, Hiroshima, JP;
Akira Kaino, Hiroshima, JP;
Yoshitaka Fujihara, Hiroshima, JP;
Yoko Hoshino, Hiroshima, JP;
Makoto Yoshida, Hiroshima, JP;
Kumiko Takenouchi, Hiroshima, JP;
MAZDA MOTOR CORPORATION, Hiroshima, JP;
Abstract
An electronic mirror control device includes: an imager which captures a rearward image including a rear side surface of the vehicle; a display which displays the rearward image; a calculator which calculates a position of a vanishing point; an extractor which extracts a rear side surface region where the rear side surface of the vehicle is displayed; and a display controller which displays a lower region of the rearward image with brightness higher than brightness of a region other than the lower region, the lower region being surrounded by an outer rim of the display, a first straight line taking the vanishing point as a point of origin, passing through the rear side surface region, and extending below a horizon, and a second straight line taking the vanishing point as a point of origin, and extending below the horizon on a side opposite to the first straight line.