Multipurpose vehicle internal rearview mirror

• US 20070082618A1
• Filed: 06/16/2006
• Published: 04/12/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 10/07/2005
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Chi Lin Optoelectronics Co., LTD. (CHI MEI Optoelectronics Corporation)
• Original Assignee: SIN ETKE Technology Company Limited
• Inventors: Huang, Cheng-Hung, Chen, Kuo-Rong, Lee, Chun-Chung
• Application Number:
  US11/453,816
• Publication Number:
  US 20070082618A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/66.100
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 1/12 Mirror assemblies combined with other articles, e.g. clocks
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 11/0235 of flat type, e.g. LCD
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 11/0264 for control means
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 2001/1276 with radio receivers, loud-speakers or buzzers
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/6091 including a wireless interface
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/10 including a GPS signal receiver

Abstract

A vehicle internal rearview mirror is disclosed to include a casing with a semi-transparent mirror, indicator units mounted in the casing, a data storage device stored with digital format music files, a music player, which is mounted inside the casing, having a digital music file decoder that fetches and decodes digital format music files from the data storage device, and a FM transmitter, which is controlled by the digital music file decoder to send out the decoded digital format music files to the FM radio of the car for output through the car speakers, and a Bluetooth device for controlling the music player to play music and the indicator units to display different information.

Claims

1. A vehicle internal rearview mirror comprising:

a casing, said casing having a semi-transparent mirror covered on a front side thereof and defining therein a holding space, and a compartment in said holding space;

a plurality of indicator units mounted inside said holding space and facing a back side of said semi-transparent mirror;

a data storage device, said data storage device having stored therein at least one digital format music file;

a music player mounted in said compartment inside said casing, said music player comprising a digital music file decoder and a FM (Frequency Modulation) transmitter, said digital music file decoder being respectively electrically connected to said data storage device and said FM transmitter, said digital music file decoder being adapted to fetch said at least one digital format music file from said data storage device, and to decode the fetched digital format music file, said FM transmitter being adapted to wirelessly send out the decoded digital format music file; and

a wireless Bluetooth unit mounted in the holding space inside said casing and electrically connected to said indicator units and said music player, said wireless Bluetooth unit being adapted to receive an external wireless Bluetooth signal for controlling said music player to play music and for controlling said indicator units to display data.

2. The vehicle internal rearview mirror as claimed in claim 1, wherein said music player comprises a retractable case detachably inserted into said compartment inside said casing.

3. The vehicle internal rearview mirror as claimed in claim 1, wherein said music player further comprises a USB (Universal Serial Bus) socket;

said data storage device further comprises a USB (Universal Serial Bus) plug connectable to the USB socket of said music player.

4. The vehicle internal rearview mirror as claimed in claim 1, wherein said indicator units include a 7-segment display.

5. The vehicle internal rearview mirror as claimed in claim 1, wherein said indicator units include a plurality of icon displays.

6. The vehicle internal rearview mirror as claimed in claim 1, wherein said at least one digital format music file includes at least one MP3 format music file.

7. The vehicle internal rearview mirror as claimed in claim 1, wherein said music player further comprises a memory therein.

8. The vehicle internal rearview mirror as claimed in claim 1, which is used with an on-vehicle control module, said on-vehicle control module comprising a wireless Bluetooth device adapted to send out said external wireless Bluetooth signal.

9. The vehicle internal rearview mirror as claimed in claim 8, wherein said on-vehicle control module further comprises a global positioning unit and an electronic map database, said on-vehicle control module fetches the current coordinates data calculated by said global positioning unit, and compares the current coordinates data to the storage data of said electronic map database so as to select customs service information related to the current coordinates data and then to send out the selected customs service information through said wireless Bluetooth device.

10. The vehicle internal rearview mirror as claimed in claim 9, wherein said customs service information is selected from at least one of the information group of food information, clothing information, housing information, transportation information, education information, and entertainment information.

11. The vehicle internal rearview mirror as claimed in claim 8, wherein said on-vehicle control module further comprises a mobile telephone, said on-vehicle control module further controls said wireless Bluetooth device to send out a communication message produced by said mobile telephone when communicating.

12. The vehicle internal rearview mirror as claimed in claim 1, further comprising a plurality of control buttons mounted on the outside of said casing and electrically connected to said indicator units and said music player.

13. The vehicle internal rearview mirror as claimed in claim 12, wherein said control buttons include an emergency call button electrically connected to said wireless Bluetooth unit.