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Rear-view camera system for vehicle

  • US 10,089,539 B2
  • Filed: 08/04/2016
  • Issued: 10/02/2018
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/06/2015
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A rear-view camera system for a vehicle, comprising:

  • a rear-view camera configured to take a rear image of the vehicle using at least one wide-angle lens and at least one standard lens;

    a distance detecting part configured to detect a distance between the vehicle and an object located at a rear of the vehicle; and

    a central control part configured to switch and output an image taken through the wide-angle lens or an image taken through the standard lens according to the distance between the vehicle and the object located at the rear of the vehicle,wherein the central control part determines an operation direction of a steering apparatus of the vehicle interlocked with a steering wheel of the vehicle,wherein the central control part outputs an image taken through the wide-angle lens when the distance between the vehicle and the object located in a steering direction of the vehicle is greater than a preset distance, andwherein the central control part outputs an image taken through the standard lens when the distance between the vehicle and the object located in the steering direction of the vehicle is smaller than the preset distance.

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