Smart home system with integration of smart windows
US11934165B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 27, 2021 |
| Grant date | Mar 19, 2024 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 27, 2041 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02E10/50
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Described herein are systems, methods, devices, and other techniques for implementing smart windows, smart home systems that include smart windows, and user devices and applications for control thereof. A smart window, or photovoltaic window, may include a photovoltaic configured to generate electrical power from incident light onto the photovoltaic window, store the electrical power, and send the electrical power to an electronics package or various electrical loads including a wireless communication system, sensors, or window functions. The photovoltaic window may communicate with various smart home system devices such as hub devices and user devices, which may include the reception of control data at the photovoltaic window and the transmission of sensor data captured by the window sensors.
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