Rear-view multi-functional camera system with panoramic image display features
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1. A rear-view camera system for a vehicle, the rear-view camera system comprising:
- a first camera configured to capture a first image set corresponding to a first field of view;
a second camera spaced a distance from the first camera and configured to capture a second image set corresponding to a second field of view; and
an electronic control unit configured toreceive the first image data set from the first camera and the second image data set from the second camera,produce a panoramic image based on the first image data set and the second image data set, anda display configured to receive the panoramic image from the electronic control unit and to display the panoramic image,wherein the first camera and the second camera are positioned such that the first field of view partially overlaps with the second field of view,wherein the electronic control unit is configured to produce the panoramic image by incorporating image data corresponding to a non-overlapping portion of the first field of view, image data corresponding to a non-overlapping portion of the second field of view, and combined image data corresponding to overlapping portions of the first field of view and the second field of view.
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Abstract
A rear-viewing camera system for a vehicle is described. The rear-viewing system includes a first camera, a second camera, an electronic control unit, and a display. The electronic control unit receives a first image data set from the first camera and a second image data set from the second camera. The electronic control unit then produces a panoramic image based on the first image data set and the second image data set and displays the panoramic image on the display.
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1. A rear-view camera system for a vehicle, the rear-view camera system comprising:
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a first camera configured to capture a first image set corresponding to a first field of view; a second camera spaced a distance from the first camera and configured to capture a second image set corresponding to a second field of view; and an electronic control unit configured to receive the first image data set from the first camera and the second image data set from the second camera, produce a panoramic image based on the first image data set and the second image data set, and a display configured to receive the panoramic image from the electronic control unit and to display the panoramic image, wherein the first camera and the second camera are positioned such that the first field of view partially overlaps with the second field of view, wherein the electronic control unit is configured to produce the panoramic image by incorporating image data corresponding to a non-overlapping portion of the first field of view, image data corresponding to a non-overlapping portion of the second field of view, and combined image data corresponding to overlapping portions of the first field of view and the second field of view. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A rear-view camera system for a vehicle, the rear-view camera system comprising:
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a first camera positioned on a rear side of the vehicle, the first camera producing a first data set that includes image data corresponding to a first field of view; a second camera positioned on the rear side of the vehicle spaced a horizontal distance from the first camera, the second camera producing a second data set that includes image data corresponding to a second field of view, the first field of view and the second field of view covering a space adjacent the rear side of the vehicle; an electronic control unit configured to produce a panoramic image that corresponds to the space adjacent the rear side of the vehicle by combining data from the first data set and data from the second data set; and a viewing screen positioned in an interior of the vehicle and configured to receive the panoramic image from the electronic control unit and display the panoramic image, wherein the first camera and the second camera are positioned such that the first field of view partially overlaps with the second field of view, wherein the electronic control unit is configured to produce the panoramic image by incorporating image data corresponding to a non-overlapping portion of the first field of view, image data corresponding to a non-overlapping portion of the second field of view, and combined image data corresponding to overlapping portions of the first field of view and the second field of view.
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