Vehicle mirror digital network and dynamically interactive mirror system
First Claim
1. A vehicle rear vision system for a vehicle having a vehicle communication network, comprising:
- at least two rearview assemblies, each including an image transfer device for transferring images rearwardly of the vehicle in order to be observable by a vehicle driver and a housing for the image transfer device; and
a rear vision communication system providing communication between said rearview assemblies and including a communication link with the vehicle communication network.
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Abstract
A vehicle rear vision system includes at lest two rearview assemblies each having an image transfer device for transferring images rearwardly of the vehicle in order to be observable by a driver. A rear vision communication system is provided to effect communication between the rearview assemblies. The rear vision communication system also includes a communication link with the vehicle multiplex communication network. The vehicle rear vision system may include an interactive dynamic position control, which repositions each mirror in the system in response to a change in the position of one mirror in a manner which allows the mirror aim to track a driver'"'"'s eye position.
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38 Claims
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1. A vehicle rear vision system for a vehicle having a vehicle communication network, comprising:
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at least two rearview assemblies, each including an image transfer device for transferring images rearwardly of the vehicle in order to be observable by a vehicle driver and a housing for the image transfer device; and
a rear vision communication system providing communication between said rearview assemblies and including a communication link with the vehicle communication network.
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2. A vehicle rear vision system for a vehicle having a vehicle communication network, comprising:
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at least two rearview assemblies, each including an image transfer device for transferring images rearwardly of the vehicle in order to be observable by a vehicle driver and a housing for the image transfer device; and
a rear vision communication system including control modules in said rearview assemblies interconnected by a communication channel defining a rear vision communication network, at least one of said control modules effecting communication between said control modules and the vehicle communication network. - View Dependent Claims (3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A vehicle rear vision system for a vehicle having a vehicle communication network, comprising:
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an interior rearview mirror assembly and at least one exterior rearview mirror assembly, each including an electro-optic reflective element and a housing for the reflective element;
said interior rearview mirror assembly including a microprocessor-based control having a control channel to establish a partial reflectance level of the associated electro-optic reflective element;
said at least one exterior rearview mirror assembly including a microprocessor-based control having a first control channel to establish a partial reflectance level of the associated electro-optic reflective element, a second control channel to selectively activate a heater element in heat transfer association with the associated electro-optic reflective element, a third control channel to operate a positioning device for the associated electro-optic reflective element and a fourth control channel for receiving positional data from an encoder coupled with the associated electro-optic reflective element; and
a communication channel interconnecting said microprocessor-based controls defining a rear vision communication network;
wherein one of said microprocessor-based controls includes a hardware node configured to interconnect with the vehicle communication network and is programmed to format messages for the vehicle communication network and decode messages from the vehicle communication network. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. A vehicle rear vision system, comprising:
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a plurality of rearview mirror assemblies, each including a reflective element, an actuator which adjustably positions said reflective element about at least one axis and a position encoder which monitors the position of said reflective element with respect to said at least one axis; and
a control which is responsive to said encoder for each mirror assembly in order to supply signals to the actuator for that mirror assembly to adjust the position of the associated reflective element of that mirror assembly, at least as a function of the position of the associated reflective element of that mirror assembly and the position of the reflective element of at least one other of said mirror assemblies. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31)
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32. A vehicle rear vision system, comprising:
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a plurality of rearview mirror assemblies, each including a reflective element, an actuator which adjustably positions said reflective element about at least one axis and a position encoder which monitors the position of said reflective element with respect to said at least one axis; and
a control which is responsive to said encoder for each mirror assembly to adjust the positions of said plurality of mirror assemblies in a manner which causes said reflective elements to remain aimed at a common location substantially irrespective of movement of said common location. - View Dependent Claims (33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38)
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