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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 09, 2007
Filed:
Apr. 17, 2000
Applicants:
Shusaku Okamoto, Osaka, JP;
Masamichi Nakagawa, Osaka, JP;
Kunio Nobori, Osaka, JP;
Atsushi Morimura, Nara, JP;
Inventors:
Shusaku Okamoto, Osaka, JP;
Masamichi Nakagawa, Osaka, JP;
Kunio Nobori, Osaka, JP;
Atsushi Morimura, Nara, JP;
Assignee:
Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd., Osaka, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A47G 23/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A synthetic image viewed from a virtual point of view above a vehicle is generated, using images captured by a plurality of cameras shooting surroundings of the vehicle. In the synthetic image, an illustration image or an actual image of the vehicle is displayed in a vehicle region in which the vehicle is present. The area around the vehicle that is not shot by any of the cameras is displayed as a blind spot region.
Published as:
CA2369648A1; WO0064175A1; KR20010112433A; EP1179958A1; CN1344470A; US7161616B1; CN100438623C; EP1179958A4; EP2410741A1; EP2410742A1; EP1179958B1;