US 11,782,408 B2
User control of smart home system
Miles C. Barr, Redwood City, CA (US); Ian Millard, Palo Alto, CA (US); Rachel Molaro, Redwood City, CA (US); Susan Stone, Redwood City, CA (US); Veeral Hardev, Redwood City, CA (US); Christopher Traverse, Redwood City, CA (US); Anthony Sagneri, Redwood City, CA (US); David Maikowski, Redwood City, CA (US); Edwin Hathaway, Redwood City, CA (US); and Bradley J. Gleeson, Redwood City, CA (US)
Assigned to Ubiquitous Energy, Inc., Redwood City, CA (US)
Filed by Ubiquitous Energy, Inc., Redwood City, CA (US)
Filed on Oct. 27, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/512,470.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/106,857, filed on Oct. 28, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2022/0128961 A1, Apr. 28, 2022
Int. Cl. G06F 3/048 (2013.01); G05B 19/042 (2006.01); G06F 3/0482 (2013.01); G06F 3/0484 (2022.01); H04N 7/18 (2006.01); G08C 17/02 (2006.01); E06B 9/24 (2006.01); H02S 20/26 (2014.01)
CPC G05B 19/042 (2013.01) [E06B 9/24 (2013.01); G06F 3/0482 (2013.01); G06F 3/0484 (2013.01); G08C 17/02 (2013.01); H02S 20/26 (2014.12); H04N 7/181 (2013.01); E06B 2009/2464 (2013.01); E06B 2009/2476 (2013.01); G05B 2219/2628 (2013.01); G05B 2219/2642 (2013.01); G05B 2219/37283 (2013.01); G08C 2201/10 (2013.01); G08C 2201/30 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A user device comprising:
a user interface;
a communication interface to communicate with one or more photovoltaic windows; and
a processing subsystem that is communicatively coupled to the user interface and the communication interface, wherein the processing subsystem is configured to:
generate a graphical representation of a photovoltaic window of the one or more photovoltaic windows, the graphical representation of the photovoltaic window being selectable by a user;
receive a user input via the user interface indicating a selection of the graphical representation of the photovoltaic window;
generate, in response to receiving the user input, a control signal for modifying an operation of the photovoltaic window; and
send, using the communication interface, the control signal to a wireless communication system of the photovoltaic window, wherein the wireless communication system is solely powered by electrical power generated by a photovoltaic integrated with a glass of the photovoltaic window from incident light onto the photovoltaic window.