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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 14, 2007
Filed:
Aug. 08, 2002
Kazufumi Mizusawa, Kanagawa, JP;
Kazufumi Mizusawa, Kanagawa, JP;
Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd., Osaka, JP;
Abstract
A driving assistance display apparatus enables the driver to check safety of both the rear of and a limited area around the vehicle in the final stage of parking without switching screens. A screen to display an image of the rear of a vehicle shot by a vehicle-mounted camera is divided into a main screen () and a sub-screen (). A wide area image in the rear of the vehicle is displayed together with superimposed guide lines () on the main screen () The image is viewpoint-converted to an image having a virtual viewpoint located above the vehicle and is displayed on the sub-screen () together with superimposed guide lines (), which are also viewpoint converted, on the sub-screen (). Preferably, the center axis of the main screen () coincides with the center axis of the sub-screen () and the sub-screenis arranged below the main screen ().