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POSITION DEPENDENT REAR FACING CAMERA FOR PICKUP TRUCK LIFT GATES

  • US 20130128039A1
  • Filed: 11/23/2011
  • Published: 05/23/2013
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/23/2011
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A rear camera system for a vehicle with a rear-lift door, the system comprising:

  • a camera unit mounted on the rear-lift door, the rear-lift door having an open position and a closed position;

    the camera unit having a first field of view when the rear-lift door is in the open position and a second field of view when the rear-lift door is in the closed position;

    wherein the first field of view and the second field of view overlap in a shared field of view;

    a sensor configured to indicate when the rear-lift door is in the open position or the closed position; and

    a controller configured toreceive image data from the camera unit,determine whether the rear-lift door is in the open position or the closed position based on a signal received from the sensor, andadjust the image data to primarily include the shared field of view based on whether the rear-lift door is in the open position or the closed position.

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