Patent ID: 8718877

Claim:
A multi-function vehicle mirror control system comprising: at least one mirror assembly having at least one first mirror and at least one second mirror, each of the first and second mirrors configured to be mounted to a same side of the vehicle, the at least one mirror assembly having at least a first motor to at least one of tilt and pan the first mirror, and at least a second motor to at least one of tilt and pan the second mirror; a control input device having a plurality of selectable controls to select a side of a vehicle which the first and second mirrors are mounted thereto and to select one of: the at least one first mirror and the at least one second mirror, the control input device also having a plurality of directional input controls to select a direction of movement of a selected mirror, each of the plurality of directional input controls respectively corresponding to different direction of movement of a selected mirror from the first and second mirrors mounted on the same side of the vehicle, each of the different direction of movements being determined by the at least one control input device, wherein the control input device is configurable to be oriented in both landscape orientation and portrait orientation; an orientation device for determining the orientation of the control input device; and at least one controller operatively enabled to control at least one of selection, activation, and movement of the at least one first mirror and the at least one second mirror, and wherein selection of a control of the control input device provides at least one of selection, activation, and movement information to the at least one controller, and wherein the orientation device provides the determination of the orientation of the control input device to the at least one controller, and wherein the at least one controller controls and operates the corresponding at least one of the at least one first mirror and the at least one second mirror for viewing from the same side of the vehicle, responsive to the information and the determination of the orientation received from the orientation device.