Controlling motorized window treatments in response to multiple sensors

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 10753147
APP PUB NO 20170362893A1
SERIAL NO

15690382

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A motorized window treatment system controls a plurality of motorized window treatments to maximize daylight autonomy, while minimizing cognitive dissonance. The system may include motorized window treatments, window sensors, and a system controller. Each motorized window treatment may be operable to adjust a respective covering material to control the amount of light entering a space. Each sensor may be mounted adjacent to at least one of the motorized window treatments, and may be configured to measure an amount of daylight shining on the sensor. The system controller may receive sensor readings from the sensors and may control the motorized window treatments in response to the sensors to keep the covering materials aligned when the sensor readings are within a predetermined amount. The system controller may dynamically group and re-group the sensors into subgroups based upon the sensor readings and may control the motorized window treatments based upon the subgroups.

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LUTRON TECHNOLOGY COMPANY LLC7200 SUTER ROAD COOPERSBURG PA 18036-1299

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Gill, Timothy Bethlehem, US 35 605
Lundy, Stephen York, US 56 2186
Protzman, Brent Easton, US 85 1368
Zizza, Michael J Chicago, US 14 263

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