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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 28, 2023
Filed:
Oct. 05, 2018
Aisin Corporation, Kariya, JP;
Tetsuya Maruoka, Okazaki, JP;
Kazuya Watanabe, Anjo, JP;
Kinji Yamamoto, Anjo, JP;
Itsuko Fukushima, Nagoya, JP;
Takayuki Nakasho, Anjo, JP;
AISIN CORPORATION, Kariya, JP;
Abstract
A parking assistance device includes an overhead image generation unit generating an overhead image from a captured image obtained by capturing an image around a towing vehicle, a towing determination unit determining whether a towed vehicle is towed, an overhead image display range setting unit selecting a trimming range from a plurality of display ranges at least including a first display range and a second display range wider than the first display range, and a display image generation unit generating an overhead image for display by trimming the trimming range of the overhead image, and a display image including the overhead image for display on which the towing vehicle is superimposed. The overhead image display range setting unit selects the first display range when the towing vehicle does not tow the towed vehicle, and selects the second display range when the towing vehicle tows the towed vehicle.