US 12,092,517 B2
Multi-sensor for sensing radiation from multiple directions
Stephen Clark Brown, San Mateo, CA (US); Dhairya Shrivastava, Los Altos, CA (US); Jason Zedlitz, Rancho Cordova, CA (US); Trevor Frank, San Jose, CA (US); Jue Wang, San Jose, CA (US); Alexander Rumer, Santa Clara, CA (US); Dennis Mullins, Sunnyvale, CA (US); and Kevin Kazuo Kaneshiro, San Jose, CA (US)
Assigned to View, Inc., San Jose, CA (US)
Filed by View, Inc., Milpitas, CA (US)
Filed on Feb. 14, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/651,013.
Application 17/651,013 is a continuation of application No. 16/696,887, filed on Nov. 26, 2019, granted, now 11,280,671.
Application 16/696,887 is a continuation of application No. 15/287,646, filed on Oct. 6, 2016, granted, now 10,533,892, issued on Jan. 14, 2020.
Application 15/287,646 is a continuation in part of application No. 14/998,019, filed on Oct. 6, 2015, granted, now 10,690,540, issued on Jun. 23, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2022/0163385 A1, May 26, 2022
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. G01J 1/42 (2006.01); E06B 9/24 (2006.01); E06B 9/68 (2006.01); G01J 1/02 (2006.01); G01J 1/04 (2006.01); G01J 5/10 (2006.01)
CPC G01J 1/4228 (2013.01) [E06B 9/24 (2013.01); E06B 9/68 (2013.01); G01J 1/0271 (2013.01); G01J 1/0474 (2013.01); G01J 5/10 (2013.01); E06B 2009/2464 (2013.01); E06B 2009/2476 (2013.01); E06B 2009/6818 (2013.01); G01J 2001/4266 (2013.01)] 21 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A device comprising:
a housing;
a ring of first photosensors positioned in the housing and having a central axis, wherein each of the ring of first photosensors has an angle of view oriented radially outward from the ring, the angle of view of each of the ring of first photosensors overlapping the angle of view of each of two respective immediately adjacent first photosensors;
at least one light-diffusing element disposed around a periphery of the ring of first photosensors;
at least one second sensor positioned in the housing and having an angle of view that at least partially encompasses a direction substantially parallel with the central axis of the ring of first photosensors;
an infrared sensor in the housing and configured to measure sky temperature, wherein the infrared sensor has an axis of orientation that is substantially parallel with the central axis of the ring of first photosensors and faces outward from a top portion of the device during operation to measure the sky temperature based on infrared radiation captured from outside the device; and
a power interface for receiving power from at least one power supply that is configured to power the ring of first photosensors;
wherein the device is configured to send a tint command to select a tint value of an optically switchable device based on sensor data from the ring of first photosensors, the at least one second sensor, the infrared sensor, or a combination thereof.