Patent ID: 8559092

Claim:
A vehicular rearview assembly having a front, the assembly comprising: a mirror element including a first substrate, an edge surface, and an at least partially reflective coating on a surface of the mirror element, the first substrate having a first surface that is unobstructingly observable from the front; a mounting structure juxtaposed with the mirror element, the mounting structure having a peripheral portion that substantially surrounds the edge surface of the mirror element, the peripheral portion having an outer surface that defines an annular region having a radius of curvature of greater than 2.5 mm; electronic circuitry disposed behind the mirror element inside the assembly; a user interface (UI) connected to the electronic circuitry; and indicia observable from the front and corresponding to at least one auxiliary device associated with the assembly; wherein the electronic circuitry is operable to trigger, in response to an input applied to the UI, at least one auxiliary device associated with the rearview assembly, and wherein a surface of the mirror element contains a plurality of electrically-conductive layers disposed thereon, said electrically-conductive layers being electrically isolated from one another by at least one separation area, of said surface, that is substantially devoid of electrically conductive material.