Patent ID: 8285457

Claim:
An automatically adjusting side mirror assembly for a vehicle, the automatically adjusting side mirror assembly comprising: an eye gaze detection system; a mirror subassembly having a first position and a second position, the second position aligning the mirror subassembly generally parallel to the vehicle; a support bracket connected to the vehicle, the mirror subassembly being connected to the support bracket; and an actuator mechanism connected to the mirror subassembly, the actuator mechanism having a first position and a second position corresponding to the first position and the second position of the mirror subassembly, the actuator mechanism being disposed in electrical communication with the eye gaze detection system to position the mirror subassembly to the first position in response to an output of the eye gaze detection system indicating that an operator of the vehicle is looking toward the mirror subassembly and to position the mirror subassembly to the second position in response to an output of the eye gaze detection system indicating that an operator of the vehicle is not looking toward the mirror subassembly.