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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 28, 2026
Filed:
Oct. 28, 2024
Magna Mirrors of America, Inc., Holland, MI (US);
Gregory A. Huizen, Hudsonville, MI (US);
Justin E. Sobecki, Rockford, MI (US);
Austen C. Peterson, Hudsonville, MI (US);
Ian A Mccabe, Holland, MI (US);
Rodney K. Blank, Zeeland, MI (US);
Niall R. Lynam, Holland, MI (US);
Magna Mirrors of America, Inc., Holland, MI (US);
Abstract
A vehicular driver monitoring system includes an interior rearview mirror assembly that includes a mirror head accommodating a mirror reflective element. A megapixel camera is accommodated by the mirror head and includes a backside Illumination (BSI) imaging sensor having an at least 2.3 megapixel imaging array of photosensors. The BSI imaging sensor has a quantum efficiency of at least 22% for near-infrared light having a wavelength of 940 nm. A near-infrared illumination source is accommodated by the mirror head. The mirror reflective element and the megapixel camera and the near-infrared illumination source move in tandem with the mirror head when the mirror head is adjusted by a driver of a vehicle. The megapixel camera views at least the eyes of the driver of the vehicle. The near-infrared illumination source, when powered to emit near-infrared light, illuminates at least the eyes of the driver of the vehicle.