Claims
- 1. A vehicle rear vision system suitable for use in a vehicle equipped with a vehicle communication network, said system comprising:an interior rearview mirror assembly and an exterior rearview mirror assembly; said interior rearview mirror assembly including an interior electro-optical reflectance element and a first microprocessor-based control; said exterior rearview mirror assembly including an exterior electro-optical reflectance element and a second microprocessor-based control; said first microprocessor-based control including a control channel for controlling a partial reflectance level of said interior electro-optical reflectance element; said second microprocessor-based control including a control channel for controlling a partial reflectance level of said exterior electro-optical reflectance element; wherein at least one of said first and second microprocessor-based controls (i) formats messages for the vehicle communication network and (ii) decodes messages from the vehicle communication network; a multiplex communication link providing bi-directional serial communication between said first microprocessor-based control and said second microprocessor-based control, said communication link including one of a fiber-optic communication channel and a radio communication channel; a vehicle headlight control for controlling a state of a vehicle headlight; wherein one of said first and second microprocessor-based controls receives an input from at least one light sensor and wherein said vehicle headlight control generates a vehicle headlight control signal responsive to receipt of said input by said one of said first and second microprocessor-based controls, and wherein said input is communicated over said communication link.
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
This application is a continuation of application Ser. No. 09/747,576, filed on Dec. 22, 2000, now U.S. Pat. No. 6,340,850, which is a continuation of application Ser. No. 09/375,315, filed on Aug. 16, 1999, now U.S. Pat. No. 6,175,164, which is a continuation of application Ser. No. 09/138,919, filed on Aug. 24, 1998, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,959,367, which is a continuation of application Ser. No. 08/679,681, filed on Jul. 11, 1996, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,798,575.
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