Display and control of load control devices in a floorplan
First Claim
1. A load control system comprising a motorized window treatment configured to control a position of a covering material in a load control environment, the load control system comprising:
- an electrical load control device, wherein the electrical load control device comprises the motorized window treatment configured to control the position of the covering material in the load control environment; and
a computing device configured to;
receive load control information associated with the electrical load control device, wherein the load control information comprises status information associated with the motorized window treatment, and wherein the load control information includes at least one of window sensor information that indicates an amount of natural light directly received at a window, weather information, a global position system (GPS) location associated with the load control environment, or at least one of a date or time;
determine, based on the load control information, at least one of a direction or an intensity of natural light allowed by the covering material of the motorized window treatment in at least one area in the load control environment; and
display a floorplan comprising the at least one area in the load control environment, wherein the floorplan comprises a graphical representation indicating the position of the covering material and the at least one of the direction or the intensity of the natural light allowed by the covering material of the motorized window treatment in the at least one area in the load control environment.
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Abstract
A load control system may comprise an electrical load control device and/or a computing device. The electrical load control device may control, for example, motorized window treatments (e.g., shades), lighting controls, and/or sensors (e.g., occupancy, radio window, daylight, etc.). For example, a load control device comprising a motorized window treatment may control the position of a covering material in the window treatment. The computing device may comprise a processor and/or a graphical user interface (GUI). The computing device may be a server and/or a user device, such as a wireless user device (e.g., a cellular phone, tablet, or laptop computer). The computing device may be configured to provide graphical representations that may be displayed on a GUI based on load control information.
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45 Claims
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1. A load control system comprising a motorized window treatment configured to control a position of a covering material in a load control environment, the load control system comprising:
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an electrical load control device, wherein the electrical load control device comprises the motorized window treatment configured to control the position of the covering material in the load control environment; and a computing device configured to; receive load control information associated with the electrical load control device, wherein the load control information comprises status information associated with the motorized window treatment, and wherein the load control information includes at least one of window sensor information that indicates an amount of natural light directly received at a window, weather information, a global position system (GPS) location associated with the load control environment, or at least one of a date or time; determine, based on the load control information, at least one of a direction or an intensity of natural light allowed by the covering material of the motorized window treatment in at least one area in the load control environment; and display a floorplan comprising the at least one area in the load control environment, wherein the floorplan comprises a graphical representation indicating the position of the covering material and the at least one of the direction or the intensity of the natural light allowed by the covering material of the motorized window treatment in the at least one area in the load control environment. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A method comprising:
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receiving load control information associated with an electrical load control device, wherein the electrical load control device comprises a motorized window treatment configured to control a position of a covering material in a load control environment, wherein the load control information comprises status information associated with the motorized window treatment, and wherein the load control information includes at least one of window sensor information that indicates an amount of natural light directly received at a window, weather information, a global position system (GPS) location associated with the load control environment, or at least one of a date or time; determining, based on the load control information, at least one of a direction or an intensity of natural light allowed by the covering material of the motorized window treatment in at least one area in the load control environment; and displaying a floorplan comprising the at least one area in the load control environment, wherein the floorplan comprises a graphical representation indicating the position of the covering material and the at least one of the direction or the intensity of the natural light allowed in the at least one area in the load control environment by the motorized window treatment. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41)
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42. A non-transitory computer-readable medium having stored thereon program instructions that, when executed by a control circuit of a computing device, cause the control circuit to:
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receive load control information associated with an electrical load control device, wherein the electrical load control device comprises a motorized window treatment configured to control a position of a covering material in a load control environment, wherein the load control information comprises status information associated with the motorized window treatment, and wherein the load control information includes at least one of window sensor information that indicates an amount of natural light directly received at a window, weather information, a global position system (GPS) location associated with the load control environment, or at least one of a date or time; determine, based on the load control information, at least one of a direction or an intensity of natural light allowed by the covering material of the motorized window treatment in the load control environment; display a graphical user interface; and display a floorplan that comprises a graphical representation indicating the position of the covering material and the at least one of the direction or the intensity of the natural light allowed by the covering material of the motorized window treatment in the load control environment via the graphical user interface. - View Dependent Claims (43, 44, 45)
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