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US 10,676,987 B2Granted
Sunrise influenced window shade alarm clock
AssigneeHull Labs LLC
InventorsDavid R. Hall, Emily Brimhall, Joe Fox
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Abstract
A window shade alarm system for gently awakening a user. The window shade is connected to the Internet and opens such that light gradually increases in a room. Thus waking a user less abruptly than a traditional audio alarm. The window shade stores user selected modes and can control wireless enabled lights within a room to simulate the gradual increase of light at sunrise. The alarm system is connected to remote activated devices for the convenience of the user.
Claims16
A window shade alarm comprising;
- a window shade housing comprising;
- a clock display located on and occupying a portion of a side of the housing facing into a room;
- a processor comprising alarm sequences for opening and closing a window shade;
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- a wireless antenna;
- an audio alarm in communication with the processor;
- a motorized shade mechanism in communication with the processor to move the window shade to one or more positions at one or more predetermined intervals relative to each alarm sequence, and
- wherein the wireless antenna is in communication with one or more remote wireless enabled devices for controlling ambient conditions;
- wherein, the processor causes the motorized shade mechanism to open the window shade at predetermined intervals until the shade is fully open;
- wherein the wireless antenna transmits a signal to a wireless enabled device to increase a light output by the wireless enabled device at specific intervals relative to the alarm sequences.
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A window shade alarm comprising;
- a window shade housing comprising;
- a clock display located on and occupying a portion of a side of the housing facing into a room;
- a processor comprising alarm sequences for opening and closing a window shade;
- and
- a wireless antenna;
- an audio alarm in communication with the processor;
- a motorized shade mechanism in communication with the processor to move the window shade to one or more positions at one or more predetermined intervals relative to each alarm sequence, and
- wherein the wireless antenna is in communication with one or more remote wireless enabled devices;
- wherein the processor causes the motorized shade mechanism to open the window shade at a predetermined speed until the shade is fully open;
- wherein the wireless antenna transmits a signal to the one or more wireless enabled device to increase the light output by the one or more wireless enabled devices at specific intervals that correspond to the alarm sequences.
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A window shade alarm comprising;
- a window shade housing comprising;
- a clock display located on and occupying a portion of a side of the housing facing into a room;
- a processor within the housing for generating and communicating at least one shade positioning command to a motorized shade mechanism to move a window shade to one or more positions at one or more predetermined intervals alarm time;
- a non-transitory storage medium for storing alarm sequences;
- a wireless antenna, that connects to the Internet to determine a sunrise time at a geographic location of the window shade
- wherein the processor causes the motorized shade mechanism to open the window shade, and the processor causes a command to be sent from the wireless antenna to a wireless enabled device causing the device to increase a light output by the wireless enabled device.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.