US 12,084,916 B2
Methods and apparatus for controlling architectural opening coverings in more than one mode
Kevin Dann, Englewood, CO (US); Joseph Kovach, Broomfield, CO (US); Wendell Colson, Weston, MA (US); Daniel Fluckey, Pearl River, NY (US); Matthew DiFrancesco, Natick, MA (US); Michael Siebenaller, Broomfield, CO (US); and Jeffrey Spray, Erie, CO (US)
Assigned to Hunter Douglas Inc., New York, NY (US)
Filed by Hunter Douglas Inc., Pearl River, NY (US)
Filed on Nov. 17, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/528,818.
Application 17/528,818 is a continuation of application No. 16/845,024, filed on Apr. 9, 2020, granted, now 11,187,036.
Application 16/845,024 is a continuation of application No. 15/405,276, filed on Jan. 12, 2017, granted, now 10,648,231, issued on May 12, 2020.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/308,775, filed on Mar. 15, 2016.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/278,981, filed on Jan. 14, 2016.
Prior Publication US 2022/0074266 A1, Mar. 10, 2022
Int. Cl. E06B 9/74 (2006.01); E06B 9/24 (2006.01); E06B 9/322 (2006.01); E06B 9/36 (2006.01); F16D 11/14 (2006.01); F16D 23/12 (2006.01); E06B 9/68 (2006.01)
CPC E06B 9/74 (2013.01) [E06B 9/24 (2013.01); E06B 9/322 (2013.01); E06B 9/368 (2013.01); F16D 11/14 (2013.01); F16D 23/12 (2013.01); E06B 2009/6809 (2013.01); E06B 2009/6818 (2013.01); E06B 2009/6845 (2013.01); E06B 2009/6872 (2013.01); E06B 2009/6881 (2013.01); F16D 2023/123 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An architectural covering comprising:
a covering;
a motor configured to cause movement of the covering;
a position tracking device configured to generate output data indicating a position of at least one of the covering or the motor, wherein the position tracking device is powered down while a controller is in a sleep mode and is powered up when the sleep mode is exited to provide the output data to the controller; and
the controller configured to:
transition from an operational mode to the sleep mode, the sleep mode associated with a lower power consumption than the operational mode;
exit the sleep mode based on a trigger;
receive the output data from the position tracking device;
determine whether the position has changed since the transitioning to the sleep mode; and
continue to operate outside of the sleep mode if the position has changed, or
return to the sleep mode if the position has not changed.