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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 16, 2010
Filed:
Jan. 26, 2010
Andrew D. Weller, Holland, MI (US);
Rodney K. Blank, Zeeland, MI (US);
Kenneth L. Schierbeek, Zeeland, MI (US);
Kenneth Schofield, Holland, MI (US);
Niall R. Lynam, Holland, MI (US);
Troy O. Cooprider, Rochester, MI (US);
Andrew D. Weller, Holland, MI (US);
Rodney K. Blank, Zeeland, MI (US);
Kenneth L. Schierbeek, Zeeland, MI (US);
Kenneth Schofield, Holland, MI (US);
Niall R. Lynam, Holland, MI (US);
Troy O. Cooprider, Rochester, MI (US);
Donnelly Corporation, Holland, MI (US);
Abstract
An information mirror system includes an interior rearview mirror assembly having an electro-optic transflective reflective element and a reconfigurable liquid crystal video display operable to display information. The video display is disposed in the mirror housing rearward of the transflective mirror reflector of the transflective reflective element, wherein information displayed by the video display is viewable by a driver of the equipped vehicle viewing through the transflective mirror reflector when the video display is displaying information. The rearview mirror assembly includes a microprocessor that controls dimming of the electro-optic transflective reflective element and that controls the video display. The information mirror system includes a forward facing camera that captures images through the windshield of the equipped vehicle. The forward facing camera is associated with a headlamp controller that, responsive to image processing of images captured by the forward facing camera, is operable to control the headlamps of the equipped vehicle.