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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 05, 2013
Filed:
Feb. 23, 2010
Willis Jay Mullet, Gulf Breeze, FL (US);
Darrin W. Brunk, Pensacola, FL (US);
Christopher Lee Wysoczynski, Gulf Breeze, FL (US);
Harry Edward Asbury, Holt, FL (US);
Richard Scott Hand, Pace, FL (US);
Yan Rodriguez, Suwanee, GA (US);
Benjamin Anthony Bruckner, Atlanta, GA (US);
Willis Jay Mullet, Gulf Breeze, FL (US);
Darrin W. Brunk, Pensacola, FL (US);
Christopher Lee Wysoczynski, Gulf Breeze, FL (US);
Harry Edward Asbury, Holt, FL (US);
Richard Scott Hand, Pace, FL (US);
Yan Rodriguez, Suwanee, GA (US);
Benjamin Anthony Bruckner, Atlanta, GA (US);
HomeRun Holdings Corporation, Pensacola, FL (US);
Abstract
The present invention advantageously provides methods for manually and/or remotely controlling a motorized roller shade that includes a shade attached to a shade tube, a DC gear motor disposed within the shade tube and a microcontroller. One method includes detecting a manual movement of the shade using a sensor, determining a displacement associated with the manual movement, and, if the displacement is less than a maximum displacement, moving the shade to a different position by energizing the DC gear motor to rotate the shade tube. Another method includes receiving a command from a remote control, and moving the shade to a position associated with the command by energizing the DC gear motor to rotate the shade tube.