Wireless remote controlled mirror with integral lighting

A method for controllably positioning a mirror and a light source coupled to the mirror relative to a base, comprising the steps of:

• (a) enabling a user to select a direction in which the mirror and the light source are to be reoriented;
• (b) in response to the direction selected by the user, transmitting a wireless command signal indicative of the direction selected;
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• (c) in response to receiving the wireless command signal at the mirror, reorienting the mirror and the light source relative to the base in the direction selected by the user.

A system for providing a view of a rear-facing person that is visible to a front-facing person within a vehicle, even though an interior of the vehicle is dark, comprising:

• (a) a transmitter adapted to be controlled by a front-facing person, to transmit a wireless signal indicating a desired adjustment to a reflected view of a rear-facing passenger, and selectively indicating that a rear-facing person should be illuminated to be more visible;
• (b) a receiver disposed within a base that is spatially separate from the transmitter, said receiver being adapted to receive the wireless signal transmitted from the transmitter;
• (c) a reflective lens for use in providing a reflected view of a rear-facing person;
• (d) a light source that is selectively energized to illuminate a rear-facing person;
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• (e) a first prime mover that is controlled by the receiver in response to the wireless signal, said first prime mover being drivingly coupled to the reflective lens and adapted to move the reflective lens and the light source about a first axis relative to the base, in response to the wireless signal, to an orientation controlled by a user with the transmitter.