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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 25, 2023
Filed:
Nov. 18, 2021
Panasonic Automotive Systems Company of America, Division of Panasonic Corporation of North America, Peachtree City, GA (US);
Padhu Kanagaraj, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Stephanie Tuttle, Walled Lake, MI (US);
Rachel Anderson, Rochester Hills, MI (US);
Panasonic Automotive Systems Company of America, Division of Panasonic Corporation of North America, Peachtree City, GA (US);
Abstract
A motor vehicle includes a rearview mirror display system with a visible surface and having a mirror mode and a display mode. The visible surface functions as a mirror in the mirror mode. The visible surface displays an electronically produced image in the display mode. An electronic processor is communicatively coupled to the rearview mirror display system. The electronic processor detects that the display mode is not operating properly, and, in response to the detecting, automatically switches the rearview mirror display system from the display mode to the mirror mode.