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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 25, 2026
Filed:
Jul. 13, 2023
Magna Mirrors of America, Inc., Holland, MI (US);
Austin T. Buerkle, Grand Rapids, MI (US);
Magna Mirrors of America, Inc., Holland, MI (US);
Abstract
A vehicular interior rearview mirror system includes an interior rearview mirror assembly having a mirror head adjustable relative to a mounting base. The mirror head includes a variable reflectance electro-optic mirror reflective element. A glare light sensor is disposed at the mirror head and captures sensor data representative of visible light and near infrared light passing through the variable reflectance electro-optic mirror reflective element. The vehicular interior rearview mirror system determines a near infrared light component of the captured sensor data. Based on processing of the captured sensor data, the system controls dimming of the variable reflectance electro-optic mirror reflective element. The system does not rely on the determined near infrared light component of the captured sensor data when controlling dimming of the variable reflectance electro-optic mirror reflective element.