Patent ID: 8633810

Claim:
A rear-view camera system for a vehicle, the rear-view camera system comprising: 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 that receives the first data set and the second data set and processes the first data set and the second data set to determine a presence of an object in the space adjacent the rear side of the vehicle, the electronic control unit configured to stitch the first data set and the second data set to produce a panoramic image that corresponds to the space adjacent the rear side of the vehicle; and a human-machine interface that includes a viewing screen positioned adjacent an operator of the vehicle, the human-machine interface configured to receive the panoramic image and display the panoramic image on the viewing screen.