Patent ID: 7002600

Claim:
An image cut-away and display method, comprising the steps of: taking continuous pictures of a wide range of surroundings without a rift with a plurality of cameras; namely, a front camera, a left camera and a right camera mounted on a vehicle, optical axes of the cameras crossing each other on a given point in the vehicle; rectifying a deformation of each picture by a correcting apparatus; preparing image combining means electronically and optically connected to said plurality of cameras; making a series of continuous images of said surroundings by combing said pictures; identifying said images required for displaying; extracting a common image related to each picture or a common color tone thereof from said picture; correcting a magnifying ratio of said image; generating a view-point information for a crew member by view-point information generating means included in said display apparatus; adjusting a position of said image; forming a connected image by connecting an overlapped portion of said image; and processing said image by a gradation method so as to smoothly and continuously connect said image without an outstanding overlapped portion thereof.