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`(54) COMPLETE MIRROR-BASED
`GLOBAL-POSITIONING SYSTEM (GPS)
`NAVIGATION SOLUTION
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`Inventors: Kevin C. McCarthy, Tucson, AZ (US);
`Eugenie V. Uhlmann, Tucson, AZ
`(US); Niall R. Lynam, Holland, MI
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`Correspondence Address:
`Frederick S. Burkhart
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`Van Dyke, Gardner, Llnn & Burkhart, LLP
`2851 Charlevoix Dr., SE" Suite 207
`P-O- BOX 888695
`Grand Rapids, MI 49588-8695 (US)
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`(21) Appl. No.:
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`Filed:
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`Mar. 5, 2001
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`Publication Classification
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`Int. Cl.7 ..................................................... G01C 21/00
`(51)
`(52) US. Cl.
`...................................... 701/213; 342/357.06
`(57)
`ABSTRACT
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`rearV1eW mirror-based nav1gation system
`A vehicular
`includes a rearVieW mirror system,
`including an interior
`rearvieW mirror assembly, having an interior reflective ele-
`ment 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.
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`COMPLETE MIRROR-BASED
`GLOBAL-POSITIONING SYSTEM (GPS)
`NAVIGATION SOLUTION
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`CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED
`APPLICATION
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`[0001] This application claims priority from US. provi-
`sional patent application Ser. No. 60/187,960, filed on Mar.
`9, 2000,
`the disclosure of which is hereby incorporated
`herein by reference in its entirety.
`
`BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
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`[0002] Vehicle-based global-positioning systems (GPS)
`are capable of providing complete mapping information,
`including street layout, street names, directions, landmarks,
`addresses, and the like. However, consumers often have
`difficulty reading maps, especially when presented on a
`video screen, and the study of complex information, such as
`a map while driving, may dangerously distract from the
`driving task. Vehicle mirror assemblies are desirable loca-
`tions for an GPS antenna, such as disclosed in commonly
`assigned US. Pat. No. 5,971,552, the entire disclosure of
`which is hereby incorporated by reference.
`
`SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
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`[0003] The present invention fulfills a need to intelligently
`filter mapping information in a manner that provides useful
`and usable data to the driver. The present invention also
`provides an economical driver-usable global-positioning
`system (GPS) display. A vehicular rearview mirror-based
`navigation system, according to an aspect of the invention,
`includes a rearview mirror system,
`including an interior
`rearview mirror assembly. The interior rearview mirror
`assembly includes an interior reflective element and an
`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.
`
`[0004] A vehicular review mirror-based navigation sys-
`tem, according to another aspect of the invention, includes
`a rearview mirror system having an interior rearview mirror
`assembly. The interior rearview mirror assembly includes an
`interior reflective element and an interior mirror housing for
`the interior reflective element. The interior rearview mirror
`
`assembly further includes a GPS display. The GPS display
`receives an output from a GPS receiving system and dis-
`plays turn-by-turn information to a vehicle driver.
`
`[0005] One aspect of the present invention offers a com-
`plete GPS system, including antenna, receiver and a GPS
`information display into a vehicular mirror assembly, and
`particularly an interior rearview mirror assembly. Provision
`of such a mirror-mounted GPS system as a unitary, complete
`assembly has several advantages,
`including obviating an
`automaker from having to specifically design a dashboard or
`other interior cabin spaces and would decrease the time to
`market associated with such level of feature integration.
`Also, provision of a mirror-mounted GPS system as a
`unitary, complete assembly facilitates supply of such assem-
`blies as retrofits and as aftermarket installations, and gen-
`erally increases an automaker’s ability to offer a GPS feature
`as an option on selected vehicles.
`
`[0006] A particular advantage from locating the informa-
`tion display of a GPS system at the interior rearview mirror
`assembly in the interior vehicular cabin is that such a
`mirror-mounted GPS display can facilitate multi-tasking by
`the driver. Thus, there is a need to intelligently filter map-
`ping information to provide useful, but usable, data to the
`driver. A further object of this present
`invention is to
`economically provide a driver-usable GPS display. Map
`displays are currently one of the largest cost factors in
`vehicle navigational systems. Thus, it would be desirable to
`avoid or reduce this cost by providing a simpler means of
`display to the driver.
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`[0007] Another aspect of this invention is the location of
`the GPS antenna and the receiver in the exterior side view
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`assembly. A further aspect is the processing by that exterior
`side view mirror receiver of GPS location data received by
`the antenna and fed from there to the receiver, providing an
`output from that location, that is external to the vehicle
`cabin, into the vehicle cabin. This has the advantage of the
`optimal field of view for the antenna for communication to
`GPS satellites. The placement of the receiver in an exterior
`side view mirror assembly in close proximity to the antenna
`also is preferred to avoid RFI and EMC issues associated
`with low level RF signals. Locating the GPS antenna at a
`distance from the GPS receiver may render the GPS system
`subject to stray RF noise from cellular phones and high
`power portable transmitters, such as CB’s and handheld
`radios.
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`DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
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`[0008] FIG. 1 is a front elevation of a vehicular rearview
`mirror assembly, according to the invention; and
`
`[0009] FIG. 2 is a block diagram of a vehicular rearview
`mirror-based navigation system, according to the invention.
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`DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED
`EMBODIMENT
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`[0010] Referring now to the drawings and the illustrated
`embodiments depicted therein, a vehicular rearview mirror-
`based navigation system 10, in a preferred embodiment of
`the present invention, includes one or more GPS receiving
`systems 11 exterior mirror-mounted antennas 12 that receive
`location information form GPS satellites. AGPS receiver 14,
`to which is connected the GPS antenna 12, may also be
`mounted within an exterior side view mirror assembly 15.
`The geographic data output from the GPS receiver 14 is then
`transferred to an interior rearview mirror assembly 17 for
`display with the driver via a communication channel 16 such
`as by a wire connection, a vehicle data bus connection such
`as a LIN or a CAN bus, as known in the art, or wirelessly
`such as via short-range RF data transmission using a pro-
`tocol such as the BLUETOOTH protocol such as is available
`from Motorola of Schaumberg, Ill. Alternatively, a GPS
`receiving system 11 including an interior-mounted GPS
`antenna 12' and GPS receiver 14' may be mounted at interior
`rearview mirror assembly 17. More particularly, the interior-
`mounted GPS antenna 12' and/or the GPS receiver 14' may
`be positioned at either the movable portion of the interior
`rearview mirror assembly or the fixed portion of the interior
`rearview mirror assembly. Preferably, the display of the GPS
`information at interior rearview mirror assembly 17 provides
`driver informational messages such as turn-by-turn instruc-
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`tions, such as shown in FIG. 1. This can be displayed using
`a dot-matrix, pixelated display 18 such as vacuum fluores-
`cent display or an organic electro-luminescent display or a
`field-emission display or a plasma display or a similar
`light-emitting display, or by a non-emitting display such as
`a liquid crystal display in the chin of the interior mirror
`assembly mirror, in an eyebrow over the mirror and/or in a
`display visible within the mirror reflector 19 which would
`update the driver by line-by-line or by scrolling messages
`which keep the driver updated using GPS positioning tech-
`niques such as differential location discrimination which has
`preferred accuracy of less than 5 m.
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`invention to the
`[0011] Another aspect of the present
`simplification of driver instructions is the use of a simple
`compass/directional heading display 20 at the interior mirror
`assembly. For example, if the system needed to communi-
`cate that the driver needed to turn right when heading north,
`heading display 18 may flash the “East” compass heading.
`Audible alerts or other noises could alert the driver that a
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`directional change was needed. Another means of display
`could be arrows and the like.
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`[0012] Afurther aspect of the present invention is the data
`input generally shown at 22. The driver will typically desire
`to input the destination to the GPS system. This can be done
`several ways. A preferred method would be to take advan-
`tage of an existing vehicular wireless telecommunication
`system 24. Many existing mirror products are already the
`location for these systems. For example, the driver would
`activate a vehicular wireless communication system such as
`the OnStarTM system at General Motors which would con-
`tact a remote operator or remote voice input system. This
`may be accomplished utilizing principles disclosed in com-
`monly assigned US. patent application Ser. Nos. 09/466,010
`filed Dec. 17, 1999; 09/396,179 filed Sept. 14, 1999; 09/382,
`720 filed Aug. 25, 1999; 09/449,121 filed Nov. 24, 1999;
`09/433,467 filed Nov. 4, 1999; and 09/448,700 filed Nov. 24,
`1999,
`the disclosures of which are hereby incorporated
`herein by reference. The driver would then tell the operator,
`such as via a voice input 26, the desired final destination; this
`takes advantage of the operators’ vast data banks for loca-
`tions and human interaction to help find the destination of
`choice if you do not know the exact address. The operator
`would then download the turn-by-turn directions to your
`mirror. The driver will then be notified by the scrolling
`messages on the display in the mirror when to turn, how far
`until the turn, and the direction. The GPS system could
`update the display in real time as you travel. Audible chirps
`delivered by a speaker 28 could alert
`the driver when
`approaching a turn or if the driver has missed a turn. Thus,
`the remote OnstarTM or equivalent system maintains the
`detailed maps and directories, and this is fed back wirelessly
`to the vehicle for display at the interior rearview mirror of
`directional guidance information.
`
`In addition to this, the driver may simply have a
`[0013]
`keypad 30 to enter the destination by spelling the address.
`Keypad 30 could be hardwire-connected to internal rearview
`mirror 17 or be connected via a wireless link.
`
`[0014] BLUETOOTH technology form Motorola, or a
`similar short-range RF transmission system, could be incor-
`porated for wireless interface with the GPS receiver. This
`allows for better performance in urban canyons and loca-
`tions with extreme foliage. The exterior mirror-mounted
`
`GPS system 11 could improve handheld GPS devices due to
`a more powerful antenna 12, which does not operate from a
`small handheld battery or suffer from the limited size and
`weight constraints. In addition, the vehicular GPS system
`could have more data storage, faster processing speeds,
`increased bandwidth for full internet access, increased soft-
`ware and potential to transfer data via 2-way paging such
`Creatalink 2 by Motorola thereby lowering operating costs
`to the user. The data could then be transferred back to the
`
`mobile unit for display or storage or the handheld features
`could then be transferred to the vehicle for hands free
`
`operation through voice recognition. This could also include
`smart phones with an IP address and personal digital assis-
`tants (PDA). In addition, smart cards might be inserted into
`the mirror and information exchanged in this manner.
`
`[0015] The driver could also simply have the instructions
`downloaded to mirror 17 without GPS system 11. This
`would involve the operator using their cellular service to
`triangulate your position then download the turn-by-turn
`directions to your mirror based on your current position and
`your destination. Then, as you complete each step of the
`direction, you can scroll to the next direction. This elimi-
`nates the cost of the GPS solution, but may not allow for real
`time positioning. It does offer a simple and effective way to
`display the information to the driver in a location where the
`driver is not forced to take their eyes off the road.
`
`the display of GPS-derived
`is preferred that
`It
`[0016]
`driving directional instructions and allied information be
`displayed at interior mirror assembly 17 as a reconfigurable
`display such as a multi-pixel display with individually
`addressable display pixel elements, such as is known in the
`display arts. Also, it is preferable that the display have an
`aspect ratio (defined as ratio of the width dimension of the
`display to its height dimension) of at least about 3, more
`preferably at least about 5, and most preferably at least about
`10 in order to present driving instructions to the driver in a
`readily readable form. For example,
`the “Turn right on
`Swan, etc.” driver instruction shown at the interior mirror
`assembly in FIG. 1 has a desirably large aspect ratio. Also,
`preferably, the width dimension W of the display is at least
`about 4 cm, more preferably at least about 6 cm and most
`preferably at least about 10 cm in width dimension. Also,
`preferably, the height dimension H is at least about 0.5 cm,
`more preferably at least about 0.6 cm and most preferably at
`least about 1 cm in height dimension. Use of the preferred
`aspect ratios and dimensions ensures that the driver can
`readily read and interpret
`the mirror-displayed driving
`instructions.
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`[0017] Also, where display 18 is disposed behind reflec-
`tive element 19 of interior mirror assembly 17, and when the
`reflective element
`is an electrically variable reflectance
`element such as an electro-optic mirror such as an electro-
`chromic mirror,
`it
`is preferred that
`the intensity of the
`scrolling GPS-derived directional
`information display be
`increased whenever any overlaying variable opacity ele-
`ment, such as an electrochromic medium, decreases in
`transmission. Thus, when an electrochromic mirror element
`that the display is viewed through dims, the intensity of the
`display increases to compensate for the mirror dimming,
`such as is disclosed in US. Pat. Nos. 5,285,060 and 5,416,
`313, the entire disclosures of which are hereby incorporated
`herein.
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`[0018] Further, scrolling GPS-derived driving instruction
`information can be displayed at an interior mirror-mounted
`video screen, such as is disclosed in provisional pat. appli-
`cation Ser. No. 60/186,520 filed Mar. 2, 2000, entitled
`INTERIOR REARVIEW MIRROR ASSEMBLY INCOR-
`
`PORATING AVIDEO SCREEN and in commonly assigned
`US. patent application Ser. No. 09/449,121 filed Nov. 24,
`1999, by Hutzel et al., the entire disclosures of which are
`hereby incorporated herein.
`
`[0019] Also, optionally, a forward-facing video camera,
`such as a CMOS or CCD camera, can be mounted to the
`vehicle, such as disclosed in commonly assigned US. Pat.
`No. 5,796,094 and published International Application No.
`WO 99/23828, the disclosures of which are hereby incor-
`porated herein by reference, that views the forward scene
`ahead of the vehicle as it travels on a road. Optionally, the
`video image of the forward scene can be displayed at a
`mirror-mounted video screen, or at a video screen mounted
`elsewhere in the vehicle cabin such as in or at the dashboard.
`
`Preferably, a computer-produced graphic overlayer/image
`highlight/picture-in-a-picture
`for
`this
`forward-viewing
`video image is generated that is derived from geographic
`information received from the in-vehicle GPS system. Thus,
`the driver can view a video screen, which preferably is
`located at the interior rearview mirror assembly, and can see
`a graphic overlay on the captured forward video image that
`guides the driver to turn left or right at an upcoming
`intersection whose image is displayed on the video screen,
`a highway on/off ramp the driver is to take can be high-
`lighted on the video screen, a destination building can be
`highlighted (such as by flashing the part of the video screen
`where the building is being displayed), etc.
`
`[0020] Also, where a video-based rear vision display is
`included in the vehicle, such as disclosed in commonly
`assigned US. Pat. No. 5,670,935 and published Interna-
`tional Application No. WO 96/38319,
`the disclosures of
`which are hereby incorporated herein by reference, driver
`instructional data, maps, and the like, can, optionally, be
`co-displayed with the video image of the rearward scene.
`The driver instructional data, maps, and the like, can be
`derived from the GPS data received by the in-vehicle GPS
`system, and may be co-displayed via a graphic overlayer or
`a picture-in-a-picture, or the like.
`
`the
`[0021] The global-positioning system display of
`present invention may be incorporated into video screens or
`video display assemblies, which may be displayed at or
`adjacent to the interior rearview mirror assembly, such as in
`a module or a pod or the like, such as described in US.
`utility application entitled VIDEO MIRROR SYSTEMS
`INCORPORATING AN ACCESSORY MODULE, filed by
`Kenneth Schofield, Frank O’Brien, Robert L. Bingle, and
`Niall R. Lynam on Feb. 26, 2001 and US. provisional
`applications entitled VIDEO MIRROR SYSTEMS INCOR-
`PORATING AN ACCESSORY MODULE, Ser. No. 60/263,
`680, filed Jan. 23, 2001; VIDEO MIRROR SYSTEMS
`INCORPORATING AN ACCESSORY MODULE, Ser. No.
`60/243,986, filed Oct. 27, 2000; VIDEO MIRROR SYS-
`TEMS, Ser. No. 60/238,483, filed Oct. 6, 2000; VIDEO
`MIRROR SYSTEMS, Ser. No. 60/237,077, filed Sep. 30,
`2000; VIDEO MIRROR SYSTEMS, Ser. No. 60/234,412,
`filed Jul. 21, 2000;
`INTERIOR REARVIEW MIRROR
`ASSEMBLY INCORPORATING A VIDEO SCREEN, Ser.
`No. 60/218,336, filed Jul. 14, 2000; and INTERIOR REAR-
`
`VIEW MIRROR ASSEMBLY INCORPORATING A
`VIDEO SCREEN, Ser. No. 60/186,520, filed Mar. 2, 2000,
`the entire disclosures of which are herein incorporated by
`reference. As described in the above-referenced applica-
`tions, such video screens may be incorporated into the
`interior rearview mirror assembly or provided at locations
`within the vehicle separate from the interior rearview mirror
`assembly. The video display assemblies similarly may be
`incorporated into the interior rearview mirror assembly, such
`as by mounting the video display assembly to the interior
`mirror support or mirror mount or to a pod, or may be
`separately mounted, such as either above the interior rear-
`view mirror assembly or below the interior rearview mirror
`assembly. For further variations and details of the mounting
`of the video screen(s) or the video display assembly, refer-
`ence is made to the above-referenced applications.
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`[0022] Such video screens or video display assemblies
`may be used to display the output from a rear vision back-up
`camera, such as disclosed in co-pending applications Ser.
`No. 09/199,907, filed Nov. 25, 1998, and 09/361,814, filed
`Jul. 27, 1999, commonly assigned to Donnelly Corporation,
`the disclosures of which are herein incorporated by refer-
`ence in their entireties, along with vehicle instrument status,
`such as a vehicle information display, such as information
`relating to fuel gauge levels, speed, climate control setting,
`GPS directional instructions, tire pressure status, instrument
`and vehicle function status, and the like. In addition, such
`video screens may display a panoramic image, such as
`described in US. Pat. Nos. 5,670,935 and 5,550,677 and
`US. patent applications entitled WIDE ANGLE IMAGE
`CAPTURE SYSTEM FOR VEHICLES, Ser. No. 09/199,
`907, filed Nov. 25, 1998, and WIDE ANGLE IMAGING
`SYSTEM, Ser. No. 09/361,814, filed Jul. 27, 1999,
`the
`disclosures of which are herein incorporated by reference in
`their entireties, and can be used instead of a conventional
`mirror reflector. Other displays or images that may be
`displayed on the video screen include: a rain sensor opera-
`tion display, a telephone information display, a highway
`status information display, a blind spot indicator display, a
`hazard warning display, a vehicle status display, a page
`message display, a speedometer display, a tachometer dis-
`play, an audio system display, a fuel gage display, a heater
`control display, an air-conditioning system display, a status
`of inflation of tires display, an E-mail message display, a
`compass display, an engine coolant temperature display, an
`oil pressure display, a cellular phone operation display, a
`global-positioning display, a weather information display, a
`temperature display, a traffic information display, a tele-
`phone number display, a fuel status display, a battery con-
`dition display, a time display, a train approach warning
`display, and a tollbooth transaction display. Furthermore,
`information displays may be incorporated which provide
`information to the driver or occupants of the vehicle, such as
`warnings relating to the status of the passenger airbag. In
`commonly assigned co-pending application Ser. No. 09/244,
`726, filed by Jonathan E. DeLine and Niall R. Lynam, on
`Feb. 5, 1999,
`information displays are provided which
`include information relating to vehicle or engine status,
`warning information, and the like, such as information
`relating to oil pressure, fuel remaining, time, temperature,
`compass headings for vehicle direction, and the like, the
`disclosure of which is incorporated herein by reference in its
`entirety. The passenger side air bag on/off signal may be
`derived from various types of seat occupancy detectors such
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`as by video surveillance of the passenger seat as disclosed in
`co-pending, commonly assigned international application
`Ser. No. PCT/US94/01954, filed Feb. 25, 1994, the disclo-
`sure of which is hereby incorporated by reference, or by
`ultrasonic or sonar detection, infrared sensing, pyrodetec-
`tion, weight detection, or the like. Alternately, enablement/
`displayment of the passenger side air bag operation can be
`controlled manually such as through a user-operated switch
`operated with the ignition key of the vehicle in which the
`mirror assembly is mounted as described in co-pending,
`commonly assigned US. patent application Ser. No. 08/799,
`734, filed Feb. 12, 1997, the disclosure of which is incor-
`porated by reference herein in its entirety.
`
`[0023] Changes and modifications in the specifically
`described embodiments can be carried out without departing
`from the principles of the invention which is intended to be
`limited only by the scope of the appended claims, as
`interpreted according to the principles of patent law includ-
`ing the doctrine of equivalents.
`The embodiments of the invention in which an exclusive
`
`property or privilege is claimed are defined as follows:
`1. 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 sys-
`tem;
`
`said interior rearview mirror assembly further comprising
`a global-positioning system display displaying infor-
`mation derived from an output of said global-position-
`ing system receiving system, said global-positioning
`system display displaying scrolling information.
`2. The system in claim 1 wherein said global-positioning
`system display provides turn-by-turn instructions.
`3. The system in claim 2 wherein said turn-by-turn
`instructions comprise at least one of (i) direction, (ii) when
`to turn and (iii) how far until the turn.
`4. The system in claim 1 wherein said global-positioning
`system display comprises a dot-matrix pixelated display.
`5. The system in claim 4 wherein said global-positioning
`system display is selected from the group consisting of a
`vacuum fluorescent display, an organic electro-luminescent
`display, a field-emission display, a plasma display, a light-
`emitting diode display, and a liquid crystal display.
`6. The system in claim 1 wherein said global-positioning
`system display is positioned at said interior reflective ele-
`ment.
`
`7. The system in claim 1 wherein said global-positioning
`system display is positioned at said housing.
`8. The system in claim 1 wherein said rearview mirror
`system further includes at least one exterior rearview mirror
`assembly including an exterior reflective element and an
`exterior mirror housing for said exterior reflective element.
`9. The system in claim 8 wherein said global-positioning
`system receiving system comprising a global-positioning
`system antenna and a global-positioning receiver.
`10. The system in claim 9 wherein at least one of said
`system antenna and said receiving system is positioned at
`one of said interior mirror assembly and said exterior mirror
`assembly.
`
`11. The system in claim 10 wherein said at least one of
`said system antenna and said system receiver are positioned
`at said interior mirror assembly.
`12. The system in claim 1 wherein said receiving system
`is positioned at said interior mirror assembly.
`13. The system in claim 10 wherein said at least one of
`said system antenna and said system receiver are positioned
`at said exterior rearview mirror assembly and wherein said
`output is supplied to said display via one of a wire connec-
`tion, a vehicle data bus connection, and a short-range
`wireless communication channel.
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`14. The system in claim 13 wherein said output is supplied
`via a vehicle data bus connection that comprises one of a
`LIN and a CAN bus.
`
`15. The system in claim 13 wherein said output is supplied
`via a wireless communication channel
`that comprises a
`BLUETOOTH protocol.
`16. The system in claim 1 wherein said global-positioning
`system display has an aspect ratio of width-to-height that is
`greater than or equal to 3.
`17. The system in claim 16 wherein said global-position-
`ing system display has an aspect ratio of width-to-height that
`is greater than or equal to 5.
`18. The system in claim 17 wherein said global-position-
`ing system display has an aspect ratio of width-to-height that
`is greater than or equal to 10.
`19. The system in claim 1 wherein said global-positioning
`system display has a height that is greater than or equal to
`4 millimeters.
`
`20. The system in claim 19 wherein said global-position-
`ing system display has a height that is greater than or equal
`to 5 millimeters.
`
`21. The system in claim 20 wherein said global-position-
`ing system display has a height that is greater than or equal
`to 6 millimeters.
`
`22. The system in claim 1 wherein said global-positioning
`system display has a width that is greater than or equal to 5
`millimeters.
`
`23. The system in claim 22 wherein said global-position-
`ing system display has a width that is greater than or equal
`to 7 millimeters.
`
`24. The system in claim 23 wherein said global-position-
`ing system display has a width that is greater than or equal
`to 10 millimeters.
`
`25. The system in claim 1 wherein said global-positioning
`system display displays simple compass/directional heading
`information.
`
`26. The system in claim 25 further including an audio
`output generator indicating a need to change direction.
`27. The system in claim 1 wherein said global-positioning
`system display is a multiplexing display.
`28. The system in claim 27 wherein said global-position-
`ing system display also displays other vehicle functions.
`29. The system in claim 1 wherein said rearview mirror
`system receives a remote input from a remote attendant
`providing destination information.
`30. The system in claim 29 wherein said rearview mirror
`system includes a sound system for receiving voice com-
`mands from the driver.
`
`31. The system in claim 30 wherein said sound system
`activates a vehicular wireless communication system com-
`municating driver voice commands to the remote attendant.
`32. Avehicular rearview mirror-based navigation system,
`comprising:
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`Valeo Exhibit 1015_007
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`Valeo Exhibit 1015_007
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`US 2001/0039475 A1
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`Nov. 8, 2001
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`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 sys-
`tem;
`
`said interior rearview mirror assembly further comprising
`a global-positioning system display displaying infor-
`mation derived from an output from said global-posi-
`tioning system receiving system, said global-position-
`ing system display displaying turn-by-turn information.
`33. The system in claim 32 wherein said global-position-
`ing system display comprises a scrolling display.
`34. The system in claim 32 wherein said turn-by-turn
`information comprise at least one of (i) direction, (ii) when
`to turn and (iii) how far until the turn.
`35. The system in claim 32 wherein said global-position-
`ing system display comprises a dot-matrix pixelated display.
`36. The system in claim 35 wherein said global-position-
`ing system display is selected from the group consisting of
`a vacuum fluorescent display, an organic electro-lumines-
`cent display, a field-emission display, a plasma display, a
`light-emitting diode display, and a liquid crystal display.
`37. The system in claim 35 wherein said global-position-
`ing system display is positioned at said interior reflective
`element.
`
`38. The system in claim 37 wherein said global-position-
`ing system display is positioned at said housing.
`39. The system in claim 32 wherein said rearview mirror
`system further includes at least one exterior rearview mirror
`assembly including an exterior reflective element and an
`exterior mirror housing for said exterior reflective element.
`40. The system in claim 39 wherein said global-position-
`ing system receiving system comprises a global-positioning
`system antenna and a global-positioning receiver.
`41. The system in claim 40 wherein at least one of said
`system antenna and said receiving system is positioned at
`one of said interior mirror assembly and said exterior mirror
`assembly.
`42. The system in claim 41 wherein said at least one of
`said system antenna and said system receiver are positioned
`at said interior mirror assembly.
`43. The system in claim 41 wherein said at least one of
`said system antenna and said system receiver are positioned
`at said exterior mirror assembly and wherein said output is
`supplied to said display via one of a wire connection, a
`vehicle data bus connection, and a short-range wireless
`communication channel.
`
`44. The system in claim 43 wherein said output is supplied
`via a vehicle data bus connection that comprises one of a
`LIN and a CAN bus.
`
`45. The system in claim 43 wherein said output is supplied
`via a wireless communication channel
`that comprises a
`BLUETOOTH protocol.
`46. The system in claim 32 wherein said global-position-
`ing system display has an aspect ratio of width-to-height that
`is greater than or equal to 3.
`47. The system in claim 46 wherein said global-position-
`ing system display has an aspect ratio of width-to-height that
`is greater than or equal to 5.
`48. The system in claim 47 wherein said global-position-
`ing system display has an aspect ratio of width-to-height that
`is greater than or equal to 10.
`49. The system in claim 32 wherein said global-position-
`ing system display h