Vehicle rearview mirror system
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Abstract
A vehicle rearview mirror system includes an electro-optic reflective element, an ambient light sensor that is operable to sense ambient light, a glare light sensor that is operable to sense glare light and a circuit that is responsive to the ambient glare light sensors which establishes a reflectance level of the reflective element. The circuit includes a sensor-responsive device and a controller. The sensor-responsive device produces an output that is a function of light sensed by glare and ambient light sensors. The controller connects one of the glare and ambient light sensors at a time with the sensor-responsive device to establish glare and ambient light levels and thereby the reflectance level of the reflective element. The mirror system may include a display operable to project light through the reflective element and may control the intensity of the display as a function of the glare light and ambient light.
4 Citations
44 Claims
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1-22. -22. (canceled).
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23. A rearview mirror system for a vehicle, said rearview mirror system comprising:
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an electro-optic reflective element;
an ambient light sensor that is operable to sense ambient light;
a glare light sensor that is operable to sense glare-producing light; and
a circuit that is responsive to said ambient and glare light sensors and which produces an output that establishes a reflectance level of said reflective element, said circuit comprising a charge accumulation device, a comparison function and a controller, said comparison function comparing an output of said charge accumulation device with a reference, said controller connecting one of said glare and ambient light sensors at a time with said charge accumulation device, wherein said controller establishes glare and ambient light levels and thereby the reflectance level of said reflective element as a function of time for said output of said accumulation device to reach said reference. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43)
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44-68. -68. (canceled).
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