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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 03, 2012
Filed:
Apr. 11, 2008
Yong-sheng Chen, Taipei, TW;
Yu-chih Liu, Taipei, TW;
Kai-ying Lin, Taipei County, TW;
National Chiao Tung University, Hsinchu, TW;
Abstract
The present invention discloses an image synthesis system for a vehicle to provide the driver with a downward-facing image of the car's 360° surrounding view. The system includes: a first camera, which is used to shoot a first image of the periphery of the vehicle; a second camera, which is used to shoot a second image of the periphery of said vehicle, wherein the second image and the first image have an overlap region; an image processing device comprising a defining component and a synthesis component, which is used to synthesize the first image and the second image and output a third image; a display device, which is used to display the third image.