Vehicle rearview mirror system
First Claim
1. A vehicular rearview mirror system, comprising:
- a rearview mirror assembly, said rearview mirror assembly comprising a reflective element and a mirror housing for said reflective element;
said reflective element comprising a plurality of reflective element segments, at least one of said reflective element segments comprising an electro-optic variable reflective element having a partial reflectance level that varies as a function of a drive signal; and
directional light-sensing means for producing an output that varies as a function of a direction that light is sensed by said light-sensing means, said output providing a drive signal to said at least one of said reflective element segments, wherein said at least one of said reflective element segments has a partial reflectance level that is a function at least of direction that light is sensed by said light-sensing means.
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Abstract
A vehicular rearview mirror system includes a rearview mirror assembly including a reflective element and a housing for the reflective element. The reflective element includes a plurality of reflective element segments. At least one of the reflective element segments is an electro-optic variable reflective element having a partial reflectance level that varies as a function of a drive signal. The vehicular rearview mirror system further includes directional light-sensing means for producing an output that varies as a function of a direction that light is sensed by the light-sensing means. The output is provided as a drive signal to the at least one of the reflective element segments. In this manner, the at least one of the reflective element segments has a partial reflectance level that is a function at least of direction that light is sensed by the light-sensing means.
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1. A vehicular rearview mirror system, comprising:
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a rearview mirror assembly, said rearview mirror assembly comprising a reflective element and a mirror housing for said reflective element;
said reflective element comprising a plurality of reflective element segments, at least one of said reflective element segments comprising an electro-optic variable reflective element having a partial reflectance level that varies as a function of a drive signal; and
directional light-sensing means for producing an output that varies as a function of a direction that light is sensed by said light-sensing means, said output providing a drive signal to said at least one of said reflective element segments, wherein said at least one of said reflective element segments has a partial reflectance level that is a function at least of direction that light is sensed by said light-sensing means. - 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)
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