Vehicle Rearview Assembly Including a Display for Displaying Video Captured by a Camera and User Instructions
First Claim
1. A rearview mirror assembly for a vehicle comprising:
- a housing for attachment to the vehicle;
a mirror element disposed in said housing;
a trainable transmitter disposed in said housing;
a graphical user interface coupled to said trainable transmitter that includes at least one user actuated switch, said graphical user interface generates instructions for operation of said trainable transmitter; and
a video display disposed in said housing for selectively displaying video images captured by a camera and the instructions supplied from said graphical user interface.
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Abstract
An inventive rearview assembly (10) for a vehicle may comprise a mirror element (30) and a display (100) including a light management subassembly (101b). The subassembly may comprise an LCD placed behind a transflective layer of the mirror element. Despite a low transmittance through the transflective layer, the inventive display is capable of generating a viewable display image having an intensity of at least 250 cd/m2 and up to 6000 cd/m2. The rearview assembly may further comprise a trainable transmitter (910) and a graphical user interface (920) that includes at least one user actuated switch (902, 904, 906). The graphical user interface generates instructions for operation of the trainable transmitter. The video display selectively displays video images captured by a camera and the instructions supplied from the graphical user interface.
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20 Claims
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1. A rearview mirror assembly for a vehicle comprising:
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a housing for attachment to the vehicle; a mirror element disposed in said housing; a trainable transmitter disposed in said housing; a graphical user interface coupled to said trainable transmitter that includes at least one user actuated switch, said graphical user interface generates instructions for operation of said trainable transmitter; and a video display disposed in said housing for selectively displaying video images captured by a camera and the instructions supplied from said graphical user interface. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A rearview mirror assembly for a vehicle comprising:
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a housing for attachment to the vehicle; a mirror element disposed in said housing; a trainable transmitter disposed in said housing, wherein said trainable transmitter is configured to operate as a universal garage door opener; a graphical user interface coupled to said trainable transmitter that includes a plurality of user actuated switches each for causing said trainable transmitter to transmit a signal having characteristics to which said trainable transmitter has previously been trained during programming with respect to each of said user actuated switches, said graphical user interface generates instructions for training said trainable transmitter; and a video display disposed in said housing for selectively displaying video images captured by a camera and the instructions supplied from said graphical user interface. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A rearview assembly for a vehicle comprising:
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a video display for selectively displaying video images captured by a camera; and a graphic user interface for generating user instructions to be displayed on said video display, where the instructions instruct a user to operate an electronic component within the vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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