INTERIOR REARVIEW MIRROR WITH ALCOHOL DETECTION
First Claim
1. An alcohol sensing system for a vehicle, said alcohol sensing system comprising:
- an alcohol sensing device disposed at or near an interior rearview mirror assembly of the vehicle, wherein said alcohol sensing device is operable to detect a level of alcohol in the breath of a driver of the vehicle; and
an alert element operable to provide an alert when the detected alcohol level is above a threshold level.
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Abstract
An alcohol sensing system for a vehicle includes an alcohol sensing device disposed at or near an interior rearview mirror assembly of the vehicle. The alcohol sensing device is operable to detect a level of alcohol in the breath of a driver of the vehicle. An alert element is operable to provide an alert when the detected alcohol level is above a threshold level. The alcohol sensing device may be incorporated in the interior rearview mirror assembly. The alert element may include a display element operable to display visible information at the interior rearview mirror assembly that is viewable by the driver of the vehicle and that is indicative of the detected alcohol level. The display element may be operable to display different ranges of alcohol levels and to indicate in which range the detected alcohol level falls.
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20 Claims
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1. An alcohol sensing system for a vehicle, said alcohol sensing system comprising:
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an alcohol sensing device disposed at or near an interior rearview mirror assembly of the vehicle, wherein said alcohol sensing device is operable to detect a level of alcohol in the breath of a driver of the vehicle; and an alert element operable to provide an alert when the detected alcohol level is above a threshold level. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. An alcohol sensing system for a vehicle, said alcohol sensing system comprising:
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an alcohol sensing device disposed in an interior rearview mirror assembly of the vehicle, and wherein said alcohol sensing device is operable to detect a level of alcohol in the breath of a driver of the vehicle; an alert element operable to provide an alert when the detected alcohol level is above a threshold level; and wherein said alert element comprises a display element operable to display visible information at said interior rearview mirror assembly that is viewable by the driver of the vehicle and that is indicative of the detected alcohol level. - View Dependent Claims (17)
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18. An alcohol sensing system for a vehicle, said alcohol sensing system comprising:
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an alcohol sensing device disposed at or near an interior rearview mirror assembly of the vehicle, wherein said alcohol sensing device is operable to detect a level of alcohol in the breath of a driver of the vehicle; an alert element operable to provide an alert when the detected alcohol level is above a threshold level; wherein said alert element comprises a display element operable to display visible information at said interior rearview mirror assembly that is viewable by the driver of the vehicle and that is indicative of the detected alcohol level; wherein said display element is disposed behind a transflective display on demand reflective element of said interior rearview mirror assembly, said display element being viewable through said reflective element when said display element is activated; and wherein said display element is operable to display different ranges of alcohol levels and to indicate in which range the detected alcohol level falls. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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