US 11,719,990 B2
Control method for tintable windows
Jason David Zedlitz, Rancho Cordova, CA (US); Erich R. Klawuhn, Los Altos, CA (US); and Stephen Clark Brown, San Mateo, CA (US)
Assigned to View, Inc., Milpitas, CA (US)
Appl. No. 16/469,851
Filed by View, Inc., Milpitas, CA (US)
PCT Filed Dec. 13, 2017, PCT No. PCT/US2017/066198
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Jun. 14, 2019,
PCT Pub. No. WO2018/112095, PCT Pub. Date Jun. 21, 2018.
Application 16/469,851 is a continuation in part of application No. 16/013,770, granted, now 10,802,372, previously published as PCT/US2017/066198, filed on Dec. 13, 2017.
Application 16/013,770 is a continuation in part of application No. PCT/US2017/055631, filed on Oct. 6, 2017.
Application 16/013,770 is a continuation of application No. 15/347,677, filed on Nov. 9, 2016, granted, now 10,048,561, issued on Aug. 14, 2018.
Application PCT/US2017/066198 is a continuation in part of application No. PCT/US2016/041344, filed on Jul. 7, 2016.
Application 15/347,677 is a continuation in part of application No. PCT/US2015/029675, filed on May 7, 2015.
Application PCT/US2015/029675 is a continuation in part of application No. 13/772,969, filed on Feb. 21, 2013, granted, now 9,638,978, issued on Mar. 21, 2013.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/453,407, filed on Feb. 1, 2017.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/434,826, filed on Dec. 15, 2016.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/189,672, filed on Jul. 7, 2015.
Claims priority of provisional application 61/991,375, filed on May 9, 2014.
Prior Publication US 2020/0057346 A1, Feb. 20, 2020
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. G02F 1/163 (2006.01); E06B 9/24 (2006.01); G05B 19/048 (2006.01); G02B 5/20 (2006.01); G02F 1/155 (2006.01); G02F 1/15 (2019.01)
CPC G02F 1/163 (2013.01) [E06B 9/24 (2013.01); G05B 19/048 (2013.01); E06B 2009/2464 (2013.01); G02B 5/20 (2013.01); G02F 1/15 (2013.01); G02F 2001/1555 (2013.01); G05B 2219/25011 (2013.01); G05B 2219/2628 (2013.01)] 38 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method for controlling at least one window of a building, comprising:
a. determining a sun position;
b. receiving an indication of cloud cover from at least one sensor; and
c. controlling a tint of the at least one window based at least in part on (i) the sun position determined, (ii) the indication of cloud cover received, and (iii) one or more ranges of acceptable angles at which electromagnetic radiation enters the building through the at least one window, the one or more ranges of acceptable angles determined based at least in part on geometry of one or more non-fixtures in an occupancy space of the building.