US 12,260,269 B2
Multiple interacting systems at a site
Dhairya Shrivastava, Los Altos, CA (US); Stephen Clark Brown, San Mateo, CA (US); and Ronald F. Cadet, Redwood City, CA (US)
Assigned to View Operating Corporation, San Jose, CA (US)
Filed by View, Inc., Milpitas, CA (US)
Filed on Jan. 31, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/428,413.
Application 18/428,413 is a continuation of application No. 17/989,603, filed on Nov. 17, 2022, granted, now 11,948,015.
Application 17/989,603 is a continuation of application No. 17/869,725, filed on Jul. 20, 2022, granted, now 11,740,948, issued on Aug. 29, 2023.
Application 17/869,725 is a continuation of application No. 17/171,667, filed on Feb. 9, 2021, granted, now 11,436,061, issued on Sep. 6, 2022.
Application 17/171,667 is a continuation of application No. 16/523,624, filed on Jul. 26, 2019, granted, now 10,956,231, issued on Mar. 23, 2021.
Application 16/523,624 is a continuation of application No. 15/910,936, filed on Mar. 2, 2018, granted, now 10,387,221, issued on Aug. 20, 2019.
Application 15/910,936 is a continuation of application No. 15/623,235, filed on Jun. 14, 2017, granted, now 10,409,652, issued on Sep. 10, 2019.
Application 15/623,235 is a continuation of application No. 15/534,175, granted, now 10,514,963, issued on Dec. 24, 2019, previously published as PCT/US2015/064555, filed on Dec. 8, 2015.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/088,943, filed on Dec. 8, 2014.
Prior Publication US 2024/0220337 A1, Jul. 4, 2024
Int. Cl. G06F 9/44 (2018.01); E06B 9/24 (2006.01); G02F 1/163 (2006.01); G05B 15/02 (2006.01); G06F 9/54 (2006.01); G06Q 50/10 (2012.01); G06F 17/00 (2019.01)
CPC G06F 9/54 (2013.01) [E06B 9/24 (2013.01); G02F 1/163 (2013.01); G05B 15/02 (2013.01); G06Q 50/10 (2013.01); E06B 2009/2464 (2013.01); G05B 2219/2614 (2013.01); G05B 2219/2628 (2013.01); G05B 2219/2642 (2013.01); G06F 17/00 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method comprising:
communicating between a window control system and at least one other system selected from the group consisting of a lighting system, a heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) system, a security system, and a home appliance control system, wherein the communicating includes:
receiving a communication from the window control system or from the at least one other system and addressed to the other of the window control system and the at least one other system, the communication having a format specified by an applications program interface (API) for communicating directly between the window control system and the at least one other system;
providing instructions and/or data contained in the communication to the addressed one of the window control system or the at least one other system; and
performing, at the addressed one of the window control system or the at least one other system, one or more operations using the instructions and/or data contained in the communication.