An apparatus and a method for camera view selection for a first vehicle are provided. The apparatus can include camera modules and processing circuitry. The camera modules are configured to use first camera views to show a surrounding environment of the first vehicle. The processing circuitry can obtain view selection information that indicates at least one of: one or more reference camera views and road information for the first vehicle. The processing circuitry can determine, based on the view selection information, a candidate camera view for the first vehicle from the first camera views and select one of the first camera views for a user of the first vehicle based on at least one of the candidate camera view and a user preference.

A system and method provide rearward viewing for a vehicle driver. The rearward viewing system includes left side and right side video cameras for obtaining video image rearwardly outwardly from the sides of the vehicle. Left side and right side electronic image displays display portions of the images. A vehicle interior driver monitoring camera senses an upper body position of a driver. An electronic processor is configured to receive an upper body position and determine portions of the left side video images to display on the left side electronic image display, and to determine portions of the right side video images to display on the right side electronic image display. Additional movements of a driver adjust a field of view of the left side video images by changing portions thereof that are provided to the left side electronic image display. Right side and rearview images are also adjusted.

A system includes a processor and a display. A plurality of cameras capture images indicative of surroundings of a work machine. A processor acquires image data indicative of the images captured by the plurality of cameras. The processor acquires a traveling state of the work machine. The processor synthesizes the images and generates an image from a viewpoint corresponding to the traveling state. The display displays the image from the viewpoint corresponding to the traveling state based on a signal from the processor. The system may include the cameras and the work wachine.

A first motor is driven to move a camera configured to image an area (imaging area A) in front of a vehicle such that a vehicle cabin inside (imaging area C) is imageable, and a second motor is driven to move a camera configured to image an area (imaging area B) behind the vehicle such that a vehicle cabin inside (imaging area D) is imageable. The swing of the cameras by the motors enables imaging of the vehicle cabin inside with the cameras configured to image the vehicle cabin outside. For this reason, there is no need to prepare a camera that images the vehicle cabin inside, separately from the camera that images the vehicle cabin outside, and thus, it is possible to reduce cost as much.

A display system includes an imaging section, a display section, a selection section, an operation section, and a display control section. The imaging section is configured to image toward a rear and a side of a vehicle. The display section is configured to display an image captured by the imaging section. The selection section is configured to allow selection of a standard mode or a wide-angle mode. The operation section is configured to enable operation of one out of forward driving or reverse driving of the vehicle. The display control section includes RAM, and switches to whichever mode has been set out of the standard mode or the wide-angle mode immediately prior to the vehicle being driven in reverse in cases in which an operation to switch from reverse driving to forward driving of the vehicle has been performed using the operation section while in a reverse driving mode.

A vehicle surrounding area monitoring device comprises a processor including a top perspective view image producing section taking images of a surrounding area of a vehicle and synthesizing the images into a top perspective view image and displaying the top perspective view image on a display. The processor further includes a vehicle running direction information receiving section receiving information on a direction in which the vehicle is running from a control device to control the vehicle to run frontward or rearward. The top perspective view image producing section produces a frontward top perspective view image of the vehicle and the surrounding area seen from a viewing point upward and rearward of the vehicle when the vehicle is running frontward and a rearward top perspective view image of the vehicle and the surrounding area seen from another viewing point upward and frontward of the vehicle when the vehicle is running rearward.

A system, apparatus and method for enhancing a driver's field of view in a vehicle. Sensor data may be generated, via one or more first sensors, relating a pitch angle of the vehicle and received in a processing apparatus, which further determines if the pitch angle of the vehicle exceeds a configured pitch angle threshold for a configured period of time. One or more control signals may be transmitted to activate one or more cameras configured to capture image data at least in a front area of the vehicle if the processing apparatus determines that the pitch angle exceeds the configured pitch angle for the configured period of time. The captured image data may then be displayed on a display unit.

A vehicle camera system includes: an around view camera device including a front camera, a left camera, a right camera, and a rear camera, and configured to vary a field of view of one or more of the cameras in response to a control signal; and a control device configured to control the field of view by generating the control signal, in response to an operating mode.

A display controller includes: an image generator configured to generate a three-dimensional image of surroundings of a vehicle and output a display image; an instruction determiner configured to determine an instruction of a user in accordance with a position operated by the user; and a viewpoint changer configured to change a viewpoint parameter related to generation of the three-dimensional image on a basis of the instruction of the user, wherein the instruction determiner sets a plurality of regions corresponding to different viewpoint parameters in the display image, the instruction determiner determines the instruction of the user on a basis of a region where the position operated by the user, the viewpoint changer changes the viewpoint parameter in accordance with the instruction of the user, and the instruction determiner sets the plurality of regions in the three-dimensional image after a change.

A display controller includes: an image generator configured to generate a three-dimensional image of surroundings of a vehicle and output a display image; an instruction determiner configured to determine an instruction of a user in accordance with a position operated by the user; and a viewpoint changer configured to change a viewpoint parameter related to generation of the three-dimensional image on a basis of the instruction of the user, wherein the instruction determiner sets a plurality of regions corresponding to different viewpoint parameters in the display image, the instruction determiner determines the instruction of the user on a basis of a region where the position operated by the user, the viewpoint changer changes the viewpoint parameter in accordance with the instruction of the user, and the instruction determiner sets the plurality of regions in the three-dimensional image after a change.