Complete mirror-based global-positioning system (GPS) navigation solution
AssigneeDonnelly Corporation
InventorsKevin C. McCarthy, Eugenie V. Uhlmann, Niall R. Lynam
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Abstract
A vehicular rearview mirror-based navigation system includes a rearview mirror system, including an interior rearview mirror assembly, having an interior reflective element and interior mirror housing for the interior reflective element. The interior rearview mirror assembly further includes a scrolling display. The scrolling display displays scrolling driver informational messages on the scrolling display. The interior rearview mirror assembly may include a global-positioning system display receiving an output from a global-positioning system receiving system and displaying turn-by-turn information to a vehicle driver.
Claims61
A vehicular rearview mirror-based navigation system, comprising:
- a rearview mirror system including an interior rearview mirror assembly, said interior rearview mirror assembly comprising an interior reflective element and an interior mirror housing for said interior reflective element;
- a global-positioning system comprising a receiving system;
- said interior rearview mirror assembly further comprising a global-positioning system display displaying information derived from an output of said global-positioning system receiving system, said global-positioning system display comprising a scrolling display, said scrolling display operable for displaying scrolling information.
A vehicular rearview mirror-based navigation system, comprising:
- a rearview mirror system including an interior rearview mirror assembly, said interior rearview mirror assembly comprising an interior reflective element and an interior mirror housing for said interior reflective element;
- a global-positioning system comprising a receiving system;
- said interior rearview mirror assembly further comprising a global-positioning system display displaying information derived from an output from said global-positioning system receiving system, said global-positioning system display comprising an elongated narrow display having an aspect ratio of width-to-height that is greater than or equal to 3, said elongated display displaying textural driver instruction.
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