US 11,927,866 B2
Self-contained EC IGU
Stephen C. Brown, San Mateo, CA (US); Dhairya Shrivastava, Los Altos, CA (US); Erich R. Klawuhn, Los Altos, CA (US); Trevor Frank, San Jose, CA (US); and Douglas Silkwood, Santa Clara, CA (US)
Assigned to View, Inc., Milpitas, CA (US)
Filed by View, Inc., Milpitas, CA (US)
Filed on Dec. 18, 2020, as Appl. No. 17/247,662.
Application 16/253,971 is a division of application No. 14/951,410, filed on Nov. 24, 2015, granted, now 10,303,035, issued on May 28, 2019.
Application 17/247,662 is a continuation of application No. 16/386,094, filed on Apr. 16, 2019, granted, now 11,314,139.
Application 16/386,094 is a continuation of application No. 16/253,971, filed on Jan. 22, 2019, granted, now 11,016,357.
Application 14/951,410 is a continuation in part of application No. 14/401,081, abandoned, previously published as PCT/US2013/042765, filed on May 24, 2013.
Application 14/951,410 is a continuation in part of application No. 14/468,778, filed on Aug. 26, 2014, granted, now 9,442,341, issued on Sep. 13, 2016.
Application 14/468,778 is a continuation of application No. 13/479,137, filed on May 23, 2012, granted, now 9,128,346, issued on Sep. 8, 2015.
Application 13/479,137 is a continuation of application No. 13/049,750, filed on Mar. 16, 2011, granted, now 8,213,074, issued on Jul. 3, 2012.
Application 13/049,750 is a continuation in part of application No. 12/971,576, filed on Dec. 17, 2010, granted, now 9,081,246, issued on Jul. 14, 2015.
Application 14/951,410 is a continuation in part of application No. 13/449,248, filed on Apr. 17, 2012, abandoned.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/248,181, filed on Oct. 29, 2015.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/085,179, filed on Nov. 26, 2014.
Claims priority of provisional application 61/652,021, filed on May 25, 2012.
Claims priority of provisional application 61/289,319, filed on Dec. 22, 2009.
Prior Publication US 2021/0149266 A1, May 20, 2021
Int. Cl. G02F 1/153 (2006.01); E06B 3/67 (2006.01); E06B 9/24 (2006.01); G02F 1/15 (2019.01); G02F 1/163 (2006.01); G09G 3/19 (2006.01); H04L 12/28 (2006.01); H04L 12/46 (2006.01); H04N 9/16 (2006.01)
CPC G02F 1/163 (2013.01) [E06B 3/6722 (2013.01); E06B 9/24 (2013.01); G02F 1/153 (2013.01); H04L 12/2803 (2013.01); H04L 12/4625 (2013.01); E06B 2009/2464 (2013.01)] 28 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method of determining associations between electrochromic windows and associated window controllers installed in a network, the method comprising:
(a) triggering an electrochromic window to cause its associated window controller to send a signal with identifying information about the electrochromic window,
wherein the signal is sent from the associated window controller upstream to a network controller, and
wherein triggering the electrochromic window comprises one or more of the following:
(i) shining a light on a light sensor,
(ii) blocking or disrupting a light sensor,
(iii) blocking or disrupting a motion sensor, and/or
(iv) blocking or disrupting an occupancy sensor; and
(b) determining the association between the electrochromic window and its associated window controller by comparing which electrochromic window is triggered and which associated window controller sends the signal.