Electronic window shading system for houses, transport vehicles and the like
First Claim
1. An automatic electronic shading system for an enclosure, comprising:
- a plurality of light sensors adapted for mounting on an enclosure, each said light sensor detecting ambient light intensity from a unique direction with respect to the enclosure;
a plurality of automatically tinting windows, each said light sensor being associated a respective one of said automatically tinting windows, each said automatically tinting window including a transparent window body and a display element secured to, and at least partially covering, the transparent window body; and
means for at least partially tinting at least one of said plurality of automatically tinting windows responsive to the light sensor associated therewith detecting ambient light intensity from the unique direction associated therewith greater than a pre-set intensity threshold.
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Abstract
There is disclosed an automatic electronic window shading (tinting) system for houses and transport vehicles such as automobiles, RV'"'"'s, trains, boats and the like, to provide shading for people to protect them from exposure to harmful direct sunlight, by providing the windows of said houses and transport vehicles with display elements and light (photocell/photovoltaic) sensors. The system comprises liquid crystal, electrochromic, suspended particle device (SPD), or NanoChromics display (NCD) element attached to a part of a transparent body (such as the windows) and a liquid crystal, electrochromic, suspended particle device (SPD), or NanoChromics display (NCD) controlling semiconductor element controlling the operation of the display element.
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1. An automatic electronic shading system for an enclosure, comprising:
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a plurality of light sensors adapted for mounting on an enclosure, each said light sensor detecting ambient light intensity from a unique direction with respect to the enclosure; a plurality of automatically tinting windows, each said light sensor being associated a respective one of said automatically tinting windows, each said automatically tinting window including a transparent window body and a display element secured to, and at least partially covering, the transparent window body; and means for at least partially tinting at least one of said plurality of automatically tinting windows responsive to the light sensor associated therewith detecting ambient light intensity from the unique direction associated therewith greater than a pre-set intensity threshold. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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