| US 7,579,940 B2 | ||
| Information display system for a vehicle | ||
| Kenneth Schofield, Holland, Mich. (US); Frank O'Brien, Holland, Mich. (US); Robert L. Bingle, Holland, Mich. (US); and Niall R. Lynam, Holland, Mich. (US) | ||
| Assigned to Donnelly Corporation, Holland, Mich. (US) | ||
| Filed on Mar. 20, 2008, as Appl. No. 12/52,341. | ||
| Application 12/052341 is a continuation of application No. 11/625374, filed on Jan. 22, 2007. | ||
| Application 11/625374 is a continuation of application No. 10/755915, filed on Jan. 13, 2004, granted, now 7,446,650. | ||
| Application 10/755915 is a continuation of application No. 09/793002, filed on Feb. 26, 2001, granted, now 6,690,268. | ||
| Application 10/755915 is a continuation in part of application No. 10/232122, filed on Aug. 30, 2002, granted, now 6,975,215. | ||
| Application 10/232122 is a continuation of application No. 09/710016, filed on Nov. 10, 2000, granted, now 6,445,287. | ||
| Application 09/710016 is a continuation in part of application No. 09/513941, filed on Feb. 28, 2000, granted, now 6,294,989. | ||
| Application 09/513941 is a continuation in part of application No. 09/213075, filed on Dec. 16, 1998, granted, now 6,124,647. | ||
| Application 10/755915 is a continuation in part of application No. 10/279059, filed on Oct. 23, 2002, granted, now 6,774,774. | ||
| Application 10/279059 is a continuation of application No. 09/876816, filed on Jun. 07, 2001, granted, now 6,472,979. | ||
| Application 09/876816 is a continuation of application No. 09/513941, filed on Feb. 28, 2000, granted, now 6,294,989. | ||
| Application 10/755915 is a continuation in part of application No. 10/618334, filed on Jul. 11, 2003, granted, now 6,774,356. | ||
| Application 10/618334 is a continuation in part of application No. 09/997579, filed on Nov. 29, 2001, granted, now 6,593,565. | ||
| Application 09/997579 is a continuation of application No. 09/433467, filed on Nov. 04, 1999, granted, now 6,326,613. | ||
| Application 09/433467 is a continuation in part of application No. 09/003966, filed on Jan. 07, 1998, granted, now 6,250,148. | ||
| Application 10/755915 is a continuation in part of application No. 10/270830, filed on Oct. 15, 2002, granted, now 6,717,524. | ||
| Application 10/270830 is a continuation of application No. 09/903336, filed on Jul. 11, 2001, granted, now 6,466,136. | ||
| Application 09/903336 is a continuation of application No. 09/396179, filed on Sep. 14, 1999, granted, now 6,278,377. | ||
| Application 09/396179 is a continuation in part of application No. 09/382720, filed on Aug. 25, 1999, granted, now 6,243,003. | ||
| Claims priority of provisional application 60/263680, filed on Jan. 23, 2001. | ||
| Claims priority of provisional application 60/243986, filed on Oct. 27, 2000. | ||
| Claims priority of provisional application 60/238483, filed on Oct. 06, 2000. | ||
| Claims priority of provisional application 60/237077, filed on Sep. 30, 2000. | ||
| Claims priority of provisional application 60/234412, filed on Sep. 21, 2000. | ||
| Claims priority of provisional application 60/218336, filed on Jul. 14, 2000. | ||
| Claims priority of provisional application 60/186520, filed on Mar. 02, 2000. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2008/0212215 A1, Sep. 04, 2008 | ||
| Int. Cl. B60Q 1/00 (2006.01); H04N 7/18 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 340—425.5 [340/438; 348/148; 362/494; 359/838; 701/213] | 106 Claims |
| 1. An information display mirror system suitable for use in a vehicle, said information display mirror system comprising:
an interior rearview mirror assembly configured for mounting at an interior portion of a vehicle;
said interior rearview mirror assembly comprising a casing, a mirror support arm and a reflective element, wherein said reflective
element comprises a reflector that provides a rearward field of view to a driver of a vehicle when said interior rearview
mirror assembly is mounted at an interior portion of the vehicle and when the driver views said reflector;
said interior rearview mirror assembly comprising an information display screen, said information display screen disposed
at said mirror assembly separate from and independent of and lateral of said reflective element, and wherein a driver of the
vehicle views information displayed by said information display screen separate from and independent of and lateral of said
reflector, said information display screen located at one of (a) a portion of said casing closer to a seating location of
the vehicle driver when said interior rearview mirror assembly is mounted at the interior portion of the vehicle and (b) a
portion of said casing further from a seating location of the vehicle driver when said interior rearview mirror assembly is
mounted at the interior portion of the vehicle, said information display screen having a viewing surface that generally faces
the driver of the vehicle when said interior rearview mirror assembly is mounted at the interior portion of the vehicle; and
wherein said information display screen comprises a touch-sensitive information display screen that displays information responsive
to the driver of the vehicle at least one of (a) touching said viewing surface of said information display screen and (b)
positioning a finger proximate said viewing surface of said information display screen.
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