The present disclosure relates to methods and apparatuses for identifying an object of interest of a user. One example method includes obtaining information about a line-of-sight-gazed region of the user and an environment image corresponding to the user, obtaining information about a first gaze region of the user in the environment image based on the environment image, where the first gaze region is used to indicate a sensitive region determined by using a physical feature of a human body, and obtaining a target gaze region of the user based on the information about the line-of-sight-gazed region and the information about the first gaze region. The gaze region is used to indicate a region in which a target object gazed by the user in the environment image is located.

A rear-view mirror system comprises a mounting assembly arranged outside a motor vehicle, and a first image acquisition unit at least partially received within the mounting assembly configured to acquire a captured image from the exterior of the vehicle. A display device is provided inside the vehicle for displaying to a user a displayed image derived at least in part from the captured image. An electronics carrier comprises an electronic control unit (ECU) connected to the first image acquisition unit so as to generate an image signal for the display device to show the displayed image. The ECU is arranged, together with the electronics carrier, at least partially within the mounting assembly.

A display controlling device includes a position detecting unit for detecting a position of the head of a driver and a position of an eye of the driver; a region adjusting unit for adjusting the position of a region, to be displayed on a display, in an outside image, depending on the detection result by the position detecting unit; and a display controlling unit for displaying, on the display, a region corresponding to the region of the position adjusted by the region adjusting unit. When there is a change in the position of the head so as to move in both the vertical direction in the crosswise direction of the vehicle, the region adjusting unit prevents adjustment of the position of the region to a position corresponding to the change, in the vertical direction, of the position of the eye, and adjusts the position of the region to a position corresponding to a change in the position of the eye in the crosswise direction and/or the front/rear direction.

A display controlling device includes a position detecting unit for detecting a position of the head of a driver and a position of an eye of the driver; a region adjusting unit for adjusting the position of a region, to be displayed on a display, in an outside image, depending on the detection result by the position detecting unit; and a display controlling unit for displaying, on the display, a region corresponding to the region of the position adjusted by the region adjusting unit. When there is a change in the position of the head so as to move in both the vertical direction in the crosswise direction of the vehicle, the region adjusting unit prevents adjustment of the position of the region to a position corresponding to the change, in the vertical direction, of the position of the eye, and adjusts the position of the region to a position corresponding to a change in the position of the eye in the crosswise direction and/or the front/rear direction.

An imaging apparatus is disclosed. The imaging apparatus includes an imaging element and an optical system. On the imaging element, a plurality of pixels is arranged in a two-dimensional manner. The imaging element generates image data on the basis of output of the plurality of pixels. The optical system forms, on an imaging plane of the imaging element, an image of light from a field at a magnification factor varying with a field angle. An optical axis of the optical system on the imaging plane is positioned away from a center of the imaging plane.

A monitoring device and a vehicle having the same. The monitoring device includes a camera configured to obtain an image; a display configured to display the image; a tilting adjustor configured to adjust a tilting angle of the camera; and a controller configured to recognize a brightness of a first image displayed on the display and control the tilting adjustor to adjust the tilting angle of the camera in response to determining that the recognized brightness is greater than or equal to a reference value, and after adjusting the tilting angle of the camera, control the tilting adjustor to adjust the tilting angle of the camera to an initial tilting angle in response to determining that a brightness of a second image displayed the display is less than or equal to a release value.

A monitoring device and a vehicle having the same. The monitoring device includes a camera configured to obtain an image; a display configured to display the image; a tilting adjustor configured to adjust a tilting angle of the camera; and a controller configured to recognize a brightness of a first image displayed on the display and control the tilting adjustor to adjust the tilting angle of the camera in response to determining that the recognized brightness is greater than or equal to a reference value, and after adjusting the tilting angle of the camera, control the tilting adjustor to adjust the tilting angle of the camera to an initial tilting angle in response to determining that a brightness of a second image displayed the display is less than or equal to a release value.

Upon detection of boarding of a person in a vehicle compartment of a vehicle by a vehicle information detector, a controller controls an aircraft such that the aircraft takes off from the vehicle, a photographing unit photographs a periphery of the vehicle, and a video captured by the photographing unit is transmitted to a communication unit.

An apparatus and method for controlling side-view mirrors, adjusting the side-view mirrors on the basis of a lane while a driving direction is changed, and provide a driver with changed viewing angles. Thereby, there are effects capable of securing a field of view of a driver for a lane for movement, improving a blind spot, providing the same viewing angle of the side-view mirrors as a straight driving situation, and an effect of enabling other vehicles with ease to prevent occurrence of an accident and to improve safety of the vehicle.

A partial image generating device has a processor configured to generate a partial image from an image in which the environment surrounding a vehicle has been photographed using an imaging device provided in the vehicle, and to assess whether or not the road represented in the image is straight. The processor is configured so that, when it has been assessed that the road represented in the image is straight, it generates a partial image by cutting out a first region in the image that is estimated to contain the road, based on the vanishing point of the road, and when it has assessed that the road represented in the image is not straight, it generates a partial image by cutting out a second region in the image determined based on the type of the vehicle.