Patent ID: 6840637

Claim:
A method of adjusting an automobile rearview mirror system having both a driver side exterior mirror and a passenger side exterior mirror, comprising the steps of: receiving a mirror position input signal from a user-activated mirror position switch; adjusting the position of the driver side exterior mirror using the input signal; determining the horizontal angle of the adjusted driver side exterior mirror relative to a reference position; determining a desired angle for the passenger side exterior mirror using the horizontal angle and distance data related to the position of an inboard edge of each of the exterior mirrors, the distance data comprising first and second distance data, with the first distance data being indicative of the distance along a lateral axis of the automobile between a driver position and the inboard edge of the driver side exterior mirror and the second distance data being indicative of the distance along the lateral axis between the driver position and the inboard edge of the passenger side exterior mirror; and adjusting the position of the passenger side exterior mirror using the desired angle.