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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 07, 2016
Filed:
Aug. 18, 2014
Mechoshade Systems, Inc., Long Island City, NY (US);
Joel Berman, Hewlett, NY (US);
Jan Berman, Wilton, CT (US);
Alex Greenspan, Hempstead, NY (US);
Stephen P. Hebeisen, Amawalk, NY (US);
MECHOSHADE SYSTEMS, INC., Long Island City, NY (US);
Abstract
Automated shade systems may comprise controllers that use algorithms to control operation of the automated shade control system and components thereof, for example window coverings, glass having variable characteristics, and so forth. These algorithms may include information such as: 3-D models of a building and surrounding structures, shadow information, reflectance information, lighting and radiation information, information regarding one or more variable characteristics of glass, clear sky algorithms, log information related to manual overrides, occupant preference information, motion information, real-time sky conditions, solar radiation on a building, a total foot-candle load on a structure, brightness overrides, actual and/or calculated BTU load, time-of-year information, and microclimate analysis.