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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 04, 2007
Filed:
May. 22, 2001
Akira Ishida, Sakai, JP;
Atsushi Iisaka, Katano, JP;
Takashi Yoshida, Ikoma, JP;
Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd., Osaka, JP;
Abstract
In a rendering device Urnd, a processorreceives a front-left image Sfl and a front-right image Sfr at regular intervals, and therefrom, cuts out a partial front-left image and a partial front-right image for overlay onto a mask image. The processorthen overlays, with a predetermined timing, any one of vehicle model images varying in size onto the mask image. Here, the vehicle model image is overlaid in such manner as to create a moving picture as if the vehicle model image is moving forward. With such vehicle model image, a driver of a vehicle can instantaneously recognize that a drive assistant device is now showing the front side of the vehicle.