Vehicular rearview mirror system

Details Vehicular rearview mirror system Vehicular rearview mirror system

2010-01-26

2011-10-25

Crosland, Donnie (Department: 2612)

Communications: electrical

Land vehicle alarms or indicators

C340S815400, C348S143000, C348S148000, C362S494000, C307S010100

Reexamination Certificate

active

08044777

ABSTRACT:
A vehicular rearview mirror system includes an interior rearview mirror assembly having an interior electrochromic reflective element that assumes an interior mirror partial reflectance level in response to an interior mirror electrochromic reflective element drive signal. The mirror assembly includes a control that has circuitry operable to provide the drive signal to the reflective element. The control includes a bus interface that interfaces with a vehicle bus of the equipped vehicle. The control is in communication with at least one other vehicle accessory via the vehicle bus. The interior rearview mirror assembly includes a forward-facing camera. The control may control at least two of (a) dimming of the interior electrochromic reflective element, (b) operation of a video display, (c) operation of the forward-facing camera and (d) operation of a headlight control for controlling a headlight of the equipped vehicle.

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Commonly assigned co-pending U.S. Appl. No. 10/413,264, filed Apr. 14, 2003, entitled Digital Electrochromic Mirror System.
Commonly assigned co-pending U.S. Appl. No. 10/623,689, filed Jul. 21, 2003, entitled Digital Electrochromic Mirror System.

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