Vehicular rearview mirror system with microcontroller
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Abstract
A vehicular rearview mirror system includes an interior rearview mirror system that has an interior reflective element, a drive circuit, a tire pressure monitoring system and a microcontroller. The drive circuit supplies a drive signal to the interior mirror reflective element, which assumes a partial reflectance level in response thereto. The tire pressure monitoring system includes a receiver for receiving signals indicative of vehicle tire pressure. The microcontroller controls at least in part the drive circuit and the tire pressure monitoring system, and may control at least one other vehicle function. The vehicular rearview mirror system may include a sound-processing system and the microcontroller may control at least in part the sound-processing system. The drive circuit may have one or more components in common with the tire pressure monitoring system, and the drive circuit and tire pressure monitoring system may be at least partially on a circuit board.
11 Citations
73 Claims
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40. A vehicular rearview mirror system suitable for use in a vehicle, said vehicular rearview mirror system comprising:
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an interior rearview mirror system comprising an interior variable reflective element whose reflectivity level is electrically variable;
a microcontroller;
a drive circuit, said drive circuit supplying an interior drive signal to said interior variable reflective element and said interior variable reflective element assuming a partial reflectance level in response thereto;
a tire pressure monitoring system, said tire pressure monitoring system including a receiver for receiving a signal indicative of vehicle tire pressure;
wherein said microcontroller controls at least in part said drive circuit and said tire pressure monitoring system; and
wherein said microcontroller controls at least one other vehicle function. - View Dependent Claims (41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55)
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56. A vehicular rearview mirror system suitable for use in a vehicle, said vehicular rearview mirror system comprising:
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an interior rearview mirror system comprising an interior electrochromic reflective element whose reflectivity level is electrically variable;
a microcontroller;
a drive circuit, said drive circuit supplying an interior drive signal to said interior electrochromic reflective element and said interior electrochromic reflective element assuming a partial reflectance level in response thereto;
a tire pressure monitoring system, said tire pressure monitoring system including a receiver for receiving a signal indicative of vehicle tire pressure;
a sound-processing system; and
wherein said microcontroller controls at least in part said drive circuit, said tire pressure monitoring system and said sound-processing system. - View Dependent Claims (57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64)
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65. A vehicular rearview mirror system suitable for use in a vehicle, said vehicular rearview mirror system comprising:
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an interior rearview mirror system comprising an interior electrochromic reflective element whose reflectivity level is electrically variable;
a microcontroller;
a drive circuit, said drive circuit supplying an interior drive signal to said interior electrochromic reflective element and said interior electrochromic reflective element assuming a partial reflectance level in response thereto;
a tire pressure monitoring system, said tire pressure monitoring system including a receiver for receiving a signal indicative of vehicle tire pressure;
said drive circuit having at least one component in common with said tire pressure monitoring system;
wherein said microcontroller controls at least in part said drive circuit and said tire pressure monitoring system; and
wherein said microcontroller controls at least one other vehicle function. - View Dependent Claims (66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73)
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