Communications: electrical – Land vehicle alarms or indicators
Reexamination Certificate
2007-01-22
2009-08-25
Crosland, Donnie L (Department: 2612)
Communications: electrical
Land vehicle alarms or indicators
C340S438000, C348S148000, C362S494000, C359S838000, C701S213000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07579939
ABSTRACT:
A vehicular video mirror system comprises an interior electrochromic mirror having a transflective mirror reflector and a video screen disposed behind the mirror reflector so that its presence is substantially unobservable to a driver of the vehicle until the video screen is actuated to emit light that passes through the electrochromic reflective element to be viewed by the driver of the vehicle. Common control circuit circuitry may control dimming of the electrochromic medium and actuation of the video screen. The control circuitry may receive a signal indicative of selection of a reverse gear of the vehicle by the driver and actuates the video screen in order to display video images captured by a video imaging device disposed to the rear of the vehicle and having a field of view rearward of and external to the vehicle.
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Bingle Robert L.
Lynam Niall R.
O'Brien Frank
Schofield Kenneth
Crosland Donnie L
Donnelly Corporation
Van Dyke Gardner, Linn & Burkhart, LLP
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