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*This abstract for appeared for patent application  number 18187723 Titled 'IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE THAT CAN MEASURE DISTANCE TO OBJECT, MOVABLE APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM'

==Simplified Explanation==

This abstract describes an image processing device that is capable of capturing images of an object around a movable apparatus. The device includes an image acquisition unit, a distance information acquisition unit, a first overhead view image generation unit, a second overhead view image generation unit, a movement state detection unit, and a control unit. 

The image acquisition unit captures images of the object, while the distance information acquisition unit determines the distance between the object and the movable apparatus. The first overhead view image generation unit uses the distance information to create a top-down view image of the object. The second overhead view image generation unit also creates a top-down view image, but without using the distance information. 

The movement state detection unit identifies the movement state of either the movable apparatus or the object. Based on this information, the control unit determines whether to use the first overhead view image generation unit or the second overhead view image generation unit to generate the top-down view image.


==Original Abstract Submitted==

An image processing device includes an image acquisition unit that acquires an image obtained by capturing an object around a movable apparatus, a distance information acquisition unit that acquires distance information indicating a distance to the object around the movable apparatus, a first overhead view image generation unit that generates a first overhead view image from a plurality of the captured images by using the distance information, a second overhead view image generation unit that generates a second overhead view image from a plurality of the captured images, a movement state detection unit that detects a state of movement of at least one of the movable apparatus and the object, and a control unit that causes the first overhead view image generation unit or the second overhead view image generation unit to generate the first overhead view image or the second overhead view image according to the state of movement.