Interior rearview mirror system
US8508383B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 26, 2012 |
| Grant date | Aug 13, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 26, 2032 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG02F2203/09
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An interior rearview mirror system of a vehicle includes an interior rearview mirror assembly having an electro-optic reflective element. The reflective element includes (i) an electro-optic active region where an electro-optic medium is disposed and is bounded by a perimeter seal and (ii) a user input region outboard of the electro-optic active region. At least one backlit user input, such as a capacitive touch sensor, is disposed at the reflective element at the user input region and outboard of the perimeter seal and the electro-optic medium. A control is operable to determine a location of a touch or proximity of a finger of a user that is at or near the first surface of the front substrate at the user input region, and the control generates an output signal indicative of a determined touch or proximity of a finger of a user.
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