Patent ID: 7674052

Claim:
An object detection apparatus comprising: an imaging module to image a subject to be imaged and output a picture signal; a three-dimensional position detection module to detect a three-dimensional position of an object in the subject to be imaged and output three-dimensional position information; an input module to input three-dimensional detection area setting data for setting a detection area as a three-dimensional detection area; an output module to output a picture signal to a display module; a picture processing module to carry out conversion processing to the picture signal; and a control module to control to make the picture processing module carry out the conversion processing to the picture signal existing inside and/or outside the three-dimensional detection area so that the inside and the outside of the three-dimensional detection area can be distinguished on the basis of the three-dimensional position information outputted by the three-dimensional position detection module and the three-dimensional detection area setting data inputted by the input module and to output the picture signal subjected to the conversion processing from the output module for display in superposition with the set three-dimensional detection area.