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Date of Patent:
Apr. 06, 2021

Filed:

Mar. 30, 2020
Applicant:

Via Technologies, Inc., Taipei, TW;

Inventors:

Hsueh-hsin Han, Taipei, TW;

Hsuan-chieh Huang, Taipei, TW;

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60W 30/08 (2012.01); B60W 40/08 (2012.01); B60W 50/14 (2020.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60W 30/08 (2013.01); B60W 40/08 (2013.01); B60W 50/14 (2013.01); B60W 2050/146 (2013.01); B60W 2420/42 (2013.01); B60W 2540/225 (2020.02); B60W 2554/4029 (2020.02);
Abstract

A method, an apparatus and a system for displaying an image of a vehicle blind spot are provided. The apparatus is coupled to at least one external camera disposed outside the vehicle, at least one internal camera disposed inside the vehicle with a lens facing towards a driver, and at least one display disposed inside the vehicle. The method comprises capturing an image of the external environment of the vehicle by the external camera as an external image, capturing an image including the driver by the internal camera as an internal image, recognizing a face of the driver and a displacement of the face in the internal image, and adjusting a position of an ROI in the external image according to the recognized displacement, to display an image of the ROI on the display corresponding to the external camera. The displayed image of the external of the vehicle may be adjusted according to the posture or the angle of view of the driver, to have the image of the current blind spot by the driver shown correctly.


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