Selecting a window treatment fabric
First Claim
1. A method for recommending a window treatment fabric, the method comprising:
- determining, by at least one computing device, at least one position of an automated window treatment that is configured to be controlled by an automated window treatment control system, wherein the at least one position of the automated window treatment causes at least a portion of at least one window of an interior space to be covered by the automated window treatment within at least one calendar day, wherein the at least one position is determined during at least two different time frames within the at least one calendar day;
determining, by the at least one computing device, metrics for each of a plurality of fabrics, wherein at least one of the determined metrics for each respective fabric comprises a predicted performance of the respective fabric when the respective fabric is used in the automated window treatment and the automated window treatment is in the determined at least one position;
ranking, by the at least one computing device, one or more of the plurality of fabrics based on the determined metrics for the one or more fabrics; and
presenting, by the at least one computing device via a user interface, a recommendation to a user for at least one of the one or more of the plurality of fabrics of the automated window treatment to be used for the at least one window, wherein the recommendation is based on the ranking of the one or more of the plurality of fabrics.
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Abstract
A fabric selection tool provides an automated procedure for recommending and/or selecting a fabric for a window treatment to be installed in a building. The recommendation may be made to optimize the performance of the window treatment in which the fabric may be installed. The recommended fabric may be selected based on performance metrics associated with each fabric in an environment. The fabrics may be ranked based upon the performance metrics of one or more of the fabrics. One or more of the fabrics, and/or their corresponding ranks, may be displayed to a user for selection. The recommended fabrics may be determined based on combinations of fabrics that provide performance metrics for various façades of the building. Using the ranking system provided by the fabric selection tool, the user may obtain a fabric sample and/or order one or more of the recommended fabrics.
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19 Claims
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1. A method for recommending a window treatment fabric, the method comprising:
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determining, by at least one computing device, at least one position of an automated window treatment that is configured to be controlled by an automated window treatment control system, wherein the at least one position of the automated window treatment causes at least a portion of at least one window of an interior space to be covered by the automated window treatment within at least one calendar day, wherein the at least one position is determined during at least two different time frames within the at least one calendar day; determining, by the at least one computing device, metrics for each of a plurality of fabrics, wherein at least one of the determined metrics for each respective fabric comprises a predicted performance of the respective fabric when the respective fabric is used in the automated window treatment and the automated window treatment is in the determined at least one position; ranking, by the at least one computing device, one or more of the plurality of fabrics based on the determined metrics for the one or more fabrics; and presenting, by the at least one computing device via a user interface, a recommendation to a user for at least one of the one or more of the plurality of fabrics of the automated window treatment to be used for the at least one window, wherein the recommendation is based on the ranking of the one or more of the plurality of fabrics. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. An apparatus for recommending a window treatment fabric for a motorized window treatment configured to be mounted adjacent to a window of an interior space, the motorized window treatment comprising (i) a motor drive unit responsive to an automated control system, and (ii) a window treatment configured to be installed on or around the window in such a way that the motor drive unit is configured to adjust a position of the window treatment in response to the automated control system, the apparatus comprising:
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at least one control circuit; a memory coupled to the at least one control circuit having instructions stored thereon that when executed by the at least one control circuit cause the at least one control circuit to; determine at least one position of the window treatment as controlled by the automated control system, wherein the at least one position of the window treatment causes at least a portion of the window to be covered by the window treatment within at least one calendar day, wherein the at least one position is determined during at least two different time frames within the at least one calendar day; determine metrics for each of a plurality of fabrics, wherein at least one of the determined metrics for each respective fabric comprises a predicted performance of the respective fabric when the respective fabric is used in the window treatment and the window treatment is in the determined at least one position; rank one or more of the plurality of fabrics based on the determined metrics for the one or more of the plurality of fabrics; and present a recommendation to a user for at least one of the one or more of the plurality of fabrics of the window treatment to be used for the window, where the recommendation is based on the ranking of the one or more of the plurality of fabrics. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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