US 11,687,045 B2
Monitoring sites containing switchable optical devices and controllers
Dhairya Shrivastava, Los Altos, CA (US); Stephen Clark Brown, San Mateo, CA (US); Vijay Mani, San Jose, CA (US); and Ronald F. Cadet, Redwood City, CA (US)
Assigned to View, Inc., Milpitas, CA (US)
Filed by View, Inc., Milpitas, CA (US)
Filed on Jun. 22, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/355,086.
Application 17/355,086 is a division of application No. 16/254,434, filed on Jan. 22, 2019, granted, now 11,073,800, issued on Jul. 27, 2021.
Application 16/254,434 is a continuation of application No. 15/691,468, filed on Aug. 30, 2017, granted, now 11,054,792.
Application 15/691,468 is a continuation in part of application No. 15/534,175, granted, now 10,514,963, issued on Dec. 24, 2019, previously published as PCT/US2015/046555, filed on Dec. 8, 2015.
Application 15/691,468 is a continuation in part of application No. 15/123,069, granted, now 10,859,983, issued on Dec. 8, 2020, previously published as PCT/US2015/019031, filed on Mar. 5, 2015.
Application 15/691,468 is a continuation in part of application No. 14/391,122, granted, now 10,365,531, issued on Jul. 30, 2019, previously published as PCT/US2013/036456, filed on Apr. 12, 2013.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/088,943, filed on Dec. 8, 2014.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/088,943, filed on Dec. 8, 2014.
Claims priority of provisional application 61/974,677, filed on Apr. 3, 2014.
Claims priority of provisional application 61/948,464, filed on Mar. 5, 2014.
Claims priority of provisional application 61/624,175, filed on Apr. 13, 2012.
Prior Publication US 2021/0373511 A1, Dec. 2, 2021
Int. Cl. G05B 13/02 (2006.01); G02F 1/163 (2006.01); G05B 15/02 (2006.01); E06B 9/24 (2006.01)
CPC G05B 13/0265 (2013.01) [E06B 9/24 (2013.01); G02F 1/163 (2013.01); G05B 15/02 (2013.01); E06B 2009/2417 (2013.01); E06B 2009/2464 (2013.01); G05B 2219/2642 (2013.01)] 22 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A control system comprising:
a plurality of optically switchable devices;
a portable user device for generating wireless control signals wherein the portable user device includes a touch screen user interface configured to allow a user to select which of the plurality of switchable optical devices are to be adjusted; and
a plurality of window controllers each coupled to a respective one of the plurality of optically switchable devices, wherein each of the plurality of window controllers is configured to:
communicate with the portable user device via the wireless control signals; and
adjust an optical characteristic of a respective one of the plurality of optically switchable devices in response to the wireless control signals.