Location based adjustable windows
AssigneeGentex Corporation
InventorNeil J. Boehm
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Abstract
A window assembly includes a window having an electro-optic device configured to limit light transmissivity through the window and a geographic positioning system. A controller is in communication with the geographic positioning system and is configured to limit a range of light transmissivity of the electro-optic device based on a location detected by the geographic positioning system. A manual adjustment control configured to allow a user to adjust the light transmissivity of the window based on the range of light transmissivity provided by the controller.
Claims20
A window assembly comprising:
- a window including an electro-optic device configured to limit light transmissivity through the window;
- a geographic positioning system;
- a controller in communication with the geographic positioning system and configured to limit a range of light transmissivity of the electro-optic device based on a location detected by the geographic positioning system;
- and
- a manual adjustment control configured to allow a user to adjust the light transmissivity of the window based on the range of light transmissivity provided by the controller.
A window assembly comprising:
- a window including an electro-optic device configured to limit light transmissivity through the window;
- a controller in communication with a geographic positioning system and configured to limit a range of light transmissivity of the electro-optic device based on a location detected by the geographic positioning system;
- a manual adjustment control configured to allow a user to adjust the light transmissivity of the window based on the range of light transmissivity provided by the controller;
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- an automatic adjustment control configured to automatically change the transmissivity of the windows to comply with local requirements in a particular jurisdiction and to comply with preset user preferences.
A window assembly comprising:
- a window including an electro-optic device configured to limit transmissivity of light through the window;
- a geographic positioning system;
- a controller in communication with the geographic positioning system and configured to limit an allowable manual range of light transmissivity of the electro-optic device based on a location detected by the geographic positioning system;
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- a notification system configured to notify the user when the range of transmissivity has changed.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.