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Combined rear view mirror and telephone

  • US 6,889,064 B2
  • Filed: 12/11/2001
  • Issued: 05/03/2005
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/22/2000
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A combined rear view mirror and telephone apparatus for a vehicle having a windshield to enable a hands-free operation of the telephone by the driver of the vehicle, comprising:

  • (a) a rear view mirror housing, said mirror housing including an exterior surface, an interior, and a pocket for accommodating a SIM card, said pocket having an inlet that opens on said exterior surface, (b) cellular telephone means fixedly integrated, at least in part, into the interior of said mirror housing, (c) a SIM card reader in the interior of said mirror housing, said SIM card reader being in electrical circuit relation with said cellular telephone means, (d) a SIM card door formed in the housing for closing said inlet, (e) a SIM card drawer for transporting a SIM card, said drawer being insertable into the inlet and removably receivable in the pocket of said mirror housing wherein to place the SIM card in electrical circuit relation with the SIM card reader, and (f) attachment means for attaching the mirror housing to the vehicle in juxtaposition with the windshield.

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