Patent ID: 8836787
Filing Date: 2014-09-16
Classification: B60R,G08G

Abstract:
1. An image generating apparatus that generates an image to be displayed on a display apparatus mounted on a vehicle, the image generating apparatus comprising a processor configured to operate as: an acquiring section that acquires a traveling speed of the vehicle; a display control section that makes the display apparatus display an image showing the periphery of the vehicle when the traveling speed is lower than a first threshold value; and a mode switching section that switches a display mode for making the display apparatus display the image to one display mode selected from among a plurality of display modes in response to a user operation, the display modes being different from each other, wherein the mode switching section switches the display mode to a specific display mode for making the display apparatus display an image including a first image showing a front area of the vehicle and a second image showing a side area of the vehicle which are juxtaposed to each other at the time the traveling speed drops to below the first threshold value and the display control section starts making the display apparatus display the image, and wherein the display modes except the specific display mode are display modes for making the display apparatus display an image showing only one of the front area of the vehicle and the side area of the vehicle.