Vehicular video mirror system

摘要

A video mirror system suitable for use in a vehicle includes an interior rearview mirror assembly mountable at an interior portion of a vehicle and includes a mirror case and a reflective element. A video display device may be one of (i) fixedly disposed in the mirror case and (ii) extendable and retractable relative to the mirror case. The video display device is operable to display video images that are viewable by the driver of the vehicle when the interior rearview mirror assembly is mounted at the interior portion of the vehicle. The interior rearview mirror assembly includes an on-screen display controller operable to receive a video signal from a camera and, responsive to receipt of the video signal, the on-screen display controller is operable to generate a video feed to the video display device.

主权项

1. A video mirror system suitable for use in a vehicle, said video mirror system comprising:
an interior rearview mirror assembly mountable at an interior portion of a vehicle, said interior rearview mirror assembly comprising a mirror case and a reflective element, said reflective element having a front portion that faces generally towards a driver of the vehicle when said interior rearview mirror assembly is mounted at the interior portion of the vehicle, and having a rear portion that is generally opposite said front portion; wherein said reflective element comprises an electrochromic reflective element; a video display device; wherein said video display device is one of (i) fixedly disposed in said mirror case and (ii) extendable and retractable relative to said mirror case; wherein said video display device is operable to display video images that are viewable by the driver of the vehicle when said interior rearview mirror assembly is mounted at the interior portion of the vehicle; wherein said video display device comprises at least one of (i) a multi-pixel light emitting diode (LED) display, (ii) an organic light emitting diode (OLED) display, (iii) a liquid crystal display backlit by a plurality of white light emitting light emitting diodes, (iv) a thin film transistor multi-pixel liquid crystal display backlit by a plurality of white light emitting light emitting diodes, (v) a multi-pixel organic electroluminescent display, (vi) a backlit pixelated display and (vii) an electroluminescent (EL) display; and wherein said interior rearview minor assembly comprises an on-screen display controller and wherein said on-screen display controller is operable to receive a video signal from a camera and wherein, responsive to receipt of said video signal, said on-screen display controller is operable to generate a video feed to said video display device.