Vehicular control system
First Claim
1. A vehicular control system comprising:
- a rearview mirror assembly comprising a housing and a variable reflectivity electro-optic mirror element; and
a microcontroller operable to control the reflectivity of said variable reflectivity electro-optic mirror element, said microcontroller being operable to control a plurality of accessories of the vehicle via a node of a vehicle control network, said microcontroller being operable to at least one of receive signals from and transmit signals to at least one of said accessories via said node of said vehicle control network.
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Abstract
A vehicular control system comprises a rearview mirror assembly and a microcontroller. The rearview mirror assembly comprises a housing and a variable reflectivity electro-optic mirror element. The microcontroller is operable to control the reflectivity of the variable reflectivity electro-optic mirror element. The microcontroller may be operable to control a plurality of accessories of the vehicle via a node of a vehicle control network. The microcontroller may be operable to receive signals from and/or transmit signals to at least one of the accessories via the node of the vehicle control network. The microcontroller may be in communication with a second microcontroller located in the mirror housing or exterior to the mirror housing. The microcontroller and the second microcontroller may be cooperatively operable. The microcontroller and the second microcontroller may be in master/slave relationship.
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37 Claims
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1. A vehicular control system comprising:
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a rearview mirror assembly comprising a housing and a variable reflectivity electro-optic mirror element; and
a microcontroller operable to control the reflectivity of said variable reflectivity electro-optic mirror element, said microcontroller being operable to control a plurality of accessories of the vehicle via a node of a vehicle control network, said microcontroller being operable to at least one of receive signals from and transmit signals to at least one of said accessories via said node of said vehicle control network. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A vehicular control system comprising:
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an interior rearview mirror assembly having a rearview mirror housing and a variable reflectivity electro-optic mirror unit;
a slave microcontroller for controlling the reflectivity of said electro-optic mirror unit;
a master microcontroller located in the vehicle and remote from said slave microcontroller, said master microcontroller being in communication with said slave microcontroller; and
at least one first accessory located at said interior rearview mirror assembly and at least one second accessory remote from said interior rearview mirror assembly, at least one of said master and slave microcontrollers being operable to control at least one of said first and second accessories via a node of a vehicle control network. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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28. A vehicular control system comprising:
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an exterior rearview mirror assembly having a rearview mirror housing and a variable reflectivity electro-optic mirror unit;
a slave microcontroller for controlling the reflectivity of said electro-optic mirror unit;
a master microcontroller located in the vehicle and remote from said slave microcontroller, said master microcontroller being in communication with said slave microcontroller; and
at least one first accessory located at said exterior rearview mirror assembly and at least one second accessory remote from said exterior rearview mirror assembly, at least one of said master and slave microcontrollers being operable to control at least one of said first and second accessories via a node of a vehicle control network. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37)
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