Electro-optic rearview mirror system
First Claim
1. An electro-optic interior rearview mirror system for a vehicle, comprising:
- an interior mirror housing containing an interior electro-optic mirror unit;
at least one light sensor for sensing a light level outside the vehicle;
control circuitry, said control circuitry including circuitry responsive to an output of said at least one light sensor to establish a mirror reflectivity of said interior electro-optic mirror unit and including signal processing circuitry, said signal processing circuitry at least one of sending a signal via an output line and receiving a signal via an input line, said signal processing circuitry comprising a microprocessor;
said interior mirror housing accommodating at least one additional function selected from a compass display, a navigational display system and an infrared sensor, wherein said control circuitry controls said at least one additional function; and
wherein said at least one additional function accommodated in said interior mirror housing connects to a vehicle bus system, and wherein said control circuitry connects said at least one additional function to said vehicle bus system.
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Abstract
An electro-optic interior rearview mirror system is provided for a vehicle, comprising an interior rearview mirror assembly including an interior electro-optic reflective element and an interior mirror housing for said reflective element. The mirror assembly includes a mount for attachment to a portion of the vehicle and a control. The control includes a microprocessor that functions as a controller of a plurality of vehicle functions, the plurality of functions including the reflectance state of the electro-optic reflective element. The control includes a connection to a vehicle bus for receiving control signals via the bus for processing by the microprocessor.
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171 Claims
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1. An electro-optic interior rearview mirror system for a vehicle, comprising:
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an interior mirror housing containing an interior electro-optic mirror unit;
at least one light sensor for sensing a light level outside the vehicle;
control circuitry, said control circuitry including circuitry responsive to an output of said at least one light sensor to establish a mirror reflectivity of said interior electro-optic mirror unit and including signal processing circuitry, said signal processing circuitry at least one of sending a signal via an output line and receiving a signal via an input line, said signal processing circuitry comprising a microprocessor;
said interior mirror housing accommodating at least one additional function selected from a compass display, a navigational display system and an infrared sensor, wherein said control circuitry controls said at least one additional function; and
wherein said at least one additional function accommodated in said interior mirror housing connects to a vehicle bus system, and wherein said control circuitry connects said at least one additional function to said vehicle bus system. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 100, 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106)
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107. An electro-optic interior rearview mirror system for a vehicle, comprising:
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an interior mirror housing containing an interior electro-optic mirror unit;
at least one light sensor for sensing a light level outside the vehicle;
control circuitry, said control circuitry including circuitry responsive to an output of said at least one light sensor to establish a mirror reflectivity of said interior electro-optic mirror unit and including signal processing circuitry, said signal processing circuitry at least one of sending a signal via an output line and receiving a signal via an input line, said signal processing circuitry comprising a microprocessor;
said interior mirror housing accommodating at least one additional function selected from a compass display, a navigational display system and an infrared sensor, wherein said control circuitry controls said at least one additional function;
wherein said at least one additional function accommodated in said interior mirror housing connects to a vehicle bus system, and wherein said control circuitry connects said at least one additional function to said vehicle bus system;
wherein said interior electro-optic mirror unit comprises an electrochromic mirror unit; and
at least one further mirror housing mounted on the exterior of the vehicle and containing a further electro-optic mirror unit, said control circuitry further being responsive to the output from said at least one light sensor to establish a drive voltage for said further electro-optic mirror unit. - View Dependent Claims (108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 117, 118, 119, 120, 121, 122, 123, 124, 125, 126, 127, 128, 129, 130, 131, 132, 133, 134, 135, 136, 137, 138, 139, 140, 141, 142, 143, 144, 145, 146, 147, 148, 149, 150, 151, 152, 153, 154, 155, 156, 157, 158, 159, 160, 161, 162, 163, 164, 165, 166, 167, 168, 169, 170, 171)
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