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Multipurpose controller for multistate windows

  • US 9,927,674 B2
  • Filed: 11/04/2015
  • Issued: 03/27/2018
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/16/2011
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method of independently controlling tint states for multiple windows of a building, the method comprising:

  • adjusting a first window of the building to a first tint state selected from a plurality of discrete tint states, wherein the first tint state is selected based on a percentage of the first window covered by a shadow;

    adjusting a second window of the building to a second tint state selected from the plurality of discrete tint states, wherein the second tint state is selected based on a percentage of the second window covered by the shadow, anddetermining the effects of the shadow on the first and second windows using one or more sensors, wherein the shadow has different effects on the first and second windows and the first tint state is different from the second tint state,wherein the controlling of the tint states of the multiple windows is implemented by a system comprising one or more window controllers.

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