Title:
VEHICLE REARVIEW MIRROR ASSEMBLY INCORPORATING A COMMUNICATION SYSTEM
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO2001080353
Kind Code:
A9
Abstract:
A vehicle communication and control system (100) is provided that may be more readily installed in a vehicle and that utilizes minimal additional wiring. According to some of the disclosed embodiments, the electrical components of the "brick" of a communication and control system are integrated into a rearview mirror assembly. Preferably, the microwave antenna (50) for the GPS (80) and the cellular telephone antenna (114) are also integrated into the rearview mirror assembly. Various functions and features of the system are also disclosed.
Inventors:
TURNBULL ROBERT R
KNAPP ROBERT C
WALSTRA ERIC J
WATSON ALAN R
POE G BRUCE
ROBERTS JOHN K
RUMSEY WAYNE J
KNAPP ROBERT C
WALSTRA ERIC J
WATSON ALAN R
POE G BRUCE
ROBERTS JOHN K
RUMSEY WAYNE J
Application Number:
PCT/US2001/011310
Publication Date:
July 31, 2003
Filing Date:
April 06, 2001
Export Citation:
Assignee:
GENTEX CORP (US)
International Classes:
B60R1/12; H01Q1/32; H01Q5/00; H01Q5/371; H01Q9/04; H01Q9/30; H01Q21/28; H01Q21/30; H04B1/38; H04B1/3805; H04M1/02; H04M1/21; H04M1/27; H04M1/60; H04R1/08; H04B1/3822; (IPC1-7): H01Q1/32
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