Mirror-based audio system for vehicle
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1. An interior rearview mirror audio system for a vehicle, said interior rearview mirror audio system comprising:
- an electrochromic interior rearview mirror assembly comprising an electrochromic reflector element having electronically adjustable reflectivity, said electrochromic interior rearview mirror assembly comprising electronic circuitry for at least adjusting the reflectivity of said electrochromic reflector element, said electronic circuitry connecting to an electrical power source of the vehicle;
a plurality of microphones for receiving audio signals from within a cabin of the vehicle, said plurality of microphones comprising at least two microphones which generate output signals indicative of sound generated within the vehicle cabin, at least one of said at least two microphones being one of (i) positioned within said electrochromic interior rearview mirror assembly, (ii) positioned adjacent to said electrochromic interior rearview mirror assembly, (iii) positioned in an attachment to said electrochromic interior rearview mirror assembly, and (iv) positioned within a module mounted to the windshield;
a communication system of the vehicle, said communication system comprising at least one of a cellular telephone system and an emergency communication system, said communication system comprising at least one communication device;
at least one manually actuated control for receiving a manual input from an occupant of the vehicle and for at least one of activating and adjusting said communication device of said communication system in response to said manual input; and
a control receiving said output signals of said at least two microphones, said output signals comprising both vocal signals and non-vocal signals, said control at least partially filtering out said non-vocal signals, said non-vocal signals originating from at least one noise source selected from the group consisting of engine noise, road noise, wind noise, HVAC noise, a radio, and a turn signal.
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Abstract
An interior rearview mirror audio system for a vehicle includes an interior rearview mirror assembly preferably comprising a plurality of microphones, a communication system of a vehicle and at least one manually actuated control input. The communication system includes a cellular telephone system and/or an emergency communication system. The communication system includes at least one communication device. The manually actuated control receives a manual input from an occupant of the vehicle and activates and/or adjusts the communication device of the communication system in response to the manual input. A control is preferably provided for receiving output signals of at least two microphones, the output signals comprising both vocal signals and non-vocal signals, and the control at least partially filtering out the non-vocal signals.
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1. An interior rearview mirror audio system for a vehicle, said interior rearview mirror audio system comprising:
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an electrochromic interior rearview mirror assembly comprising an electrochromic reflector element having electronically adjustable reflectivity, said electrochromic interior rearview mirror assembly comprising electronic circuitry for at least adjusting the reflectivity of said electrochromic reflector element, said electronic circuitry connecting to an electrical power source of the vehicle;
a plurality of microphones for receiving audio signals from within a cabin of the vehicle, said plurality of microphones comprising at least two microphones which generate output signals indicative of sound generated within the vehicle cabin, at least one of said at least two microphones being one of (i) positioned within said electrochromic interior rearview mirror assembly, (ii) positioned adjacent to said electrochromic interior rearview mirror assembly, (iii) positioned in an attachment to said electrochromic interior rearview mirror assembly, and (iv) positioned within a module mounted to the windshield;
a communication system of the vehicle, said communication system comprising at least one of a cellular telephone system and an emergency communication system, said communication system comprising at least one communication device;
at least one manually actuated control for receiving a manual input from an occupant of the vehicle and for at least one of activating and adjusting said communication device of said communication system in response to said manual input; and
a control receiving said output signals of said at least two microphones, said output signals comprising both vocal signals and non-vocal signals, said control at least partially filtering out said non-vocal signals, said non-vocal signals originating from at least one noise source selected from the group consisting of engine noise, road noise, wind noise, HVAC noise, a radio, and a turn signal. - 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, 115)
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39. An interior rearview mirror audio system for a vehicle, said interior rearview mirror audio system comprising:
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an electrochromic interior rearview mirror assembly comprising an electrochromic reflector element having electronically adjustable reflectivity, said electrochromic interior rearview mirror assembly comprising electronic circuitry for at least adjusting the reflectivity of said electrochromic reflector element, said electronic circuitry connecting to an electrical power source of the vehicle;
a plurality of microphones for receiving audio signals from within a cabin of the vehicle, said plurality of microphones comprising at least two microphones which generate output signals indicative of sound generated within the vehicle cabin, at least one of said at least two microphones being one of (i) positioned within said electrochromic interior rearview mirror assembly, (ii) positioned adjacent to said electrochromic interior rearview mirror assembly, (iii) positioned in an attachment to said electrochromic interior rearview mirror assembly, and (iv) positioned within a module mounted to the windshield;
a communication system of the vehicle, said communication system comprising at least one of a cellular telephone system and an emergency communication system, said communication system comprising at least one communication device;
a control receiving said output signals of said at least two microphones, said output signals comprising both vocal signals and non-vocal signals, said control at least partially filtering out said non-vocal signals, said non-vocal signals originating from at least one noise source selected from the group consisting of engine noise, road noise, wind noise, HVAC noise, a radio, and a turn signal; and
wherein said electrochromic interior rearview mirror assembly further includes at least one control input for an accessory of the vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (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)
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77. An interior rearview mirror audio system for a vehicle, said interior rearview mirror audio system comprising:
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an interior rearview mirror assembly comprising a reflector element, said interior rearview mirror assembly comprising electronic circuitry, said electronic circuitry connecting to an electrical power source of the vehicle;
a plurality of microphones for receiving audio signals from within a cabin of the vehicle, said plurality of microphones comprising at least two microphones which generate output signals indicative of sound generated within the vehicle cabin, at least one of said at least two microphones being one of (i) positioned within said interior rearview mirror assembly, (ii) positioned adjacent to said interior rearview mirror assembly, (iii) positioned in an attachment to said interior rearview mirror assembly, and (iv) positioned within a module mounted to the windshield;
a communication system of the vehicle, said communication system comprising at least one of a cellular telephone system and an emergency communication system, said communication system comprising at least one communication device;
a control receiving said output signals of said at least two microphones, said output signals comprising both vocal signals and non-vocal signals, said control at least partially filtering out said non-vocal signals, said non-vocal signals originating from at least one noise source selected from the group consisting of engine noise, road noise, wind noise, HVAC noise, a radio, and a turn signal;
wherein said interior rearview mirror assembly further includes at least one control input for an accessory of the vehicle; and
wherein said accessory of the vehicle comprises at least one of a light, a temperature display, a compass display, a global positioning system antenna, a rain sensor, a video system, a tire pressure display and a security system. - View Dependent Claims (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, 107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114)
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116. An interior rearview mirror audio system for a vehicle, said interior rearview mirror audio system comprising:
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an interior rearview mirror assembly comprising a reflector element, said interior rearview mirror assembly comprising electronic circuitry, said electronic circuitry connecting to an electrical power source of the vehicle;
a plurality of microphones for receiving audio signals from within a cabin of the vehicle, said plurality of microphones comprising at least two microphones which generate output signals indicative of sound generated within the vehicle cabin, at least one of said at least two microphones being one of (i) positioned within said interior rearview mirror assembly, (ii) positioned adjacent to said interior rearview mirror assembly, (iii) positioned in an attachment to said interior rearview mirror assembly, and (iv) positioned within a module mounted to the windshield;
a communication system of the vehicle, said communication system comprising at least one of a cellular telephone system and an emergency communication system, said communication system comprising at least one communication device;
a control receiving said output signals of said at least two microphones, said output signals comprising both vocal signals and non-vocal signals, said control at least partially filtering out said non-vocal signals, said non-vocal signals originating from at least one noise source selected from the group consisting of engine noise, road noise, wind noise, HVAC noise, a radio, and a turn signal; and
at least one mirror-based accessory, said at least one mirror-based accessory comprising at least one of a global positioning system antenna, a motion sensor, a rain sensor, a video device, a light, an automatic toll booth transducer, a security system status indicator, a compass, a compass sensor, a temperature display, a temperature sensor, a tire pressure indicator display, a seat occupancy detection antenna, a seat occupancy detection transducer, and a loudspeaker. - View Dependent Claims (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, 143, 144, 145, 146, 147, 148, 149, 150, 151, 152, 153)
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142. The interior rearview mirror audio system for a vehicle of claim wherein said at least one mirror-based accessory comprises a video device.
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154. An interior rearview mirror audio system for a vehicle, said interior rearview mirror audio system comprising:
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an interior rearview mirror assembly comprising a reflector element, said interior rearview mirror assembly comprising electronic circuitry, said electronic circuitry connecting to an electrical power source of the vehicle;
a plurality of microphones for receiving audio signals from within a cabin of the vehicle, said plurality of microphones comprising at least two microphones which generate output signals indicative of sound generated within the vehicle cabin, at least one of said at least two microphones being one of (i) positioned within said interior rearview mirror assembly, (ii) positioned adjacent to said interior rearview mirror assembly, (iii) positioned in an attachment to said interior rearview mirror assembly, and (iv) positioned within a module mounted to the windshield;
a communication system of the vehicle, said communication system comprising at least one of a cellular telephone system and an emergency communication system, said communication system comprising at least one communication device;
a control receiving said output signals of said at least two microphones, said output signals comprising both vocal signals and non-vocal signals, said control at least partially filtering out said non-vocal signals, said non-vocal signals originating from at least one noise source selected from the group consisting of engine noise, road noise, wind noise, HVAC noise, a radio, and a turn signal;
at least one mirror-based accessory, said at least one mirror-based accessory comprising at least one of a global positioning system antenna, a motion sensor, a rain sensor, a video device, a light, an automatic toll booth transducer, a security system status indicator, a compass, a compass sensor, a temperature display, a temperature sensor, a tire pressure indicator display, a seat occupancy detection antenna, a seat occupancy detection transducer, and a loudspeaker; and
at least one manually actuated control for receiving a manual input from an occupant of the vehicle and for at least one of activating and adjusting said communication device of said communication system in response to said manual input. - View Dependent Claims (155, 156, 157, 158, 159, 160, 161, 162, 163, 164, 165, 166, 167, 168, 169, 170, 171, 172, 173, 174, 175, 176, 177, 178, 179, 180, 181, 182, 183, 184, 185, 186, 187, 188, 189, 190, 191)
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Current AssigneeDonnelly Corporation (Magna International Incorporated)
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Original AssigneeDonnelly Corporation (Magna International Incorporated)
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InventorsDeLine, Jonathan E., Lynam, Niall R., Spooner, Ralph A.
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Primary Examiner(s)Crosland, Donnie L.
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Application NumberUS10/178,924Publication NumberTime in Patent Office512 DaysField of Search340/425.5, 340/815.4, 381/26, 381/56, 381/86, 381/110, 381/122, 381/168, 381/169, 381/365, 381/361, 455/74.1, 455/569, 455/567, 455/568, 455/566, 455/575, 455/90, 455/99, 455/100, 379/454, 379/446US Class Current340/425.5CPC Class CodesB60R 1/12 Mirror assemblies combined ...B60R 11/02 for radio sets, television ...B60R 11/0217 for loud-speakersB60R 11/0241 for telephonesB60R 11/0247 for microphones or earphonesB60R 2011/0026 Windows, e.g. windscreenB60R 2011/0033 Rear-view mirrorsG02B 2027/0118 comprising devices for impr...G02B 2027/012 comprising devices for atte...G02B 6/00 Light guides; Structural de...H04R 2499/13 Acoustic transducers and so...
