A wiper for an automobile rear-view mirror includes a wiper transmission device installed at the rear side of a rear-view mirror. Hydroentanglement is effected on a three-dimensional, image transfer device having an array of three-dimensional surface elements for patterning the fabric which is formed. The independent pieces of the adhesive layers can be serially used to extend the useful life of the product. The tool includes a base that supports and locks axial and rotational movement of ferrule holder and backbone components of the connector while a rotatable cam activation tool handle engages with a cam of the connector to rotate the cam between a de-activated position and an activated or terminated position. Memory usage is adaptively increased during decoding, subject to theoretical limits in the second settings.