Automobile Rear View Mirror Assembly for Housing a Camera System and a Retractable Universal Mount
First Claim
1. An automobile rear view mirror assembly for housing a camera system and a retractable display screen wherein said assembly comprises a body having a first receiving space centrally disposed therein, said receiving space provided to receive said display screen and a plurality of deployment/retraction mechanical elements for moving the display screen into and out of said body, and wherein said camera system comprises at least one forward oriented camera disposed on a front-facing surface of the body for capturing images of the environment outside of the front of the vehicle, at least one rearward oriented camera disposed on a rear-facing surface of the body for capturing the images of the environment outside the rear of the vehicle, and wherein the display screen is operatively connected to said at least one forward and rearward oriented cameras for displaying said camera images.
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Abstract
A rear view mirror assembly comprises a body having cameras for viewing and recording images out the front windshield and the rear window of the vehicle. The rear-facing cameras can be used to record the activities of the driver while driving and the activities of any rear-seated passengers. The cameras are connected to a camera system that may comprise means for camera control, power and recording and may be included in the body. The body may also have a GPS receiver. The body further includes a retractable universal mounting bracket used for mounting portable electronic devices having display screens. The display screen can be used to display images recorded by the cameras and GPS data such as street maps and vehicle location.
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- 1. An automobile rear view mirror assembly for housing a camera system and a retractable display screen wherein said assembly comprises a body having a first receiving space centrally disposed therein, said receiving space provided to receive said display screen and a plurality of deployment/retraction mechanical elements for moving the display screen into and out of said body, and wherein said camera system comprises at least one forward oriented camera disposed on a front-facing surface of the body for capturing images of the environment outside of the front of the vehicle, at least one rearward oriented camera disposed on a rear-facing surface of the body for capturing the images of the environment outside the rear of the vehicle, and wherein the display screen is operatively connected to said at least one forward and rearward oriented cameras for displaying said camera images.
- 10. An automobile rear view mirror assembly for housing a camera system, a global positioning system receiver and a retractable display screen wherein, said assembly comprises a body having a first receiving space centrally disposed therein, said first receiving space provided to receive said display screen and a plurality of deployment/retraction mechanical elements for moving the display screen into and out of said body, a second receiving space disposed therein for receiving a camera system and a third receiving space disposed therein for receiving a global positioning system receiver, wherein the display screen displays images received from said camera system and said global positioning system receiver.
- 14. An automobile rear view mirror assembly for housing a camera system and a retractable universal mounting bracket for mounting a portable electronic device having a display screen, wherein said assembly comprises a body having a first receiving space centrally disposed therein, said first receiving space provided to receive said retractable universal mounting bracket and a plurality of deployment/retraction mechanical elements for moving the universal mounting bracket into and out of said body, a second receiving space for housing said camera system, and wherein said camera system comprises at least one forward oriented camera disposed on a front-facing surface of the body for capturing images of the environment outside of the front of the vehicle, at least one rearward oriented camera disposed on a rear-facing surface of the body for capturing the images of the environment outside the rear of the vehicle, an image recorder/DVR a microphone, a camera controller and a power supply.
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