Multimedia mirror assembly for vehicle

A user-interactive display system for a vehicle, said user-interactive display system comprising:

• an interior rearview mirror assembly comprising a mounting structure and a reflective element;
• a portable hand-held device capable of being carried into and out of the vehicle;
• wherein said portable hand-held device, when carried into the vehicle, is operable to communicate a first signal to a vehicle-based receiver;
• a docking device for said portable hand-held device, said docking device being located in the interior cabin of the vehicle, said portable hand-held device being dockable at said docking device when carried into the vehicle;
• a display device at or adjacent said interior rearview mirror assembly, said display device being operable to display a listing of choices in response to said communication of said first signal, said display device displaying said listing of choices at or near a driver side portion of said reflective element of said interior rearview mirror assembly;
• said interior rearview mirror assembly further comprising a user input, said user input comprising a touch screen, said user input being actuatable by a user touching appropriate locations on said touch screen to select an item from said listing of choices displayed by said display device, wherein said user input of said mirror assembly is actuatable to navigate menus of said portable hand-held device to select an item from said listing of choices;
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• wherein said user-interactive display system is operable to at least one of (a) display at said display device data associated with the selected item in response to said user-selection of the selected item from said listing of choices, and (b) audibly play at an audio device of the vehicle data associated with the selected item in response to said user-selection of the selected item from said listing of choices.