Automated window mechanism with counter force

A method for inhibiting unwanted movement of a sliding panel of a window relative to a window frame of a building with an automated window mechanism having an electric motor connected to the sliding panel of the window, the method comprising:

• placing the automated window mechanism into a locked state, wherein in the locked state, the electric motor and the sliding panel are stationary;
• while the automated window mechanism is in the locked state, monitoring for an external force applied to the sliding panel;
• and
• in response to the external force, opposing the external force via a drive shaft connected to the electric motor by applying power to the electric motor.

A system for automating a window of a building, the system comprising:

• an automated window mechanism comprising an electric motor, the automated window mechanism configured connect to a sliding panel of a window in a window frame of a building, the automated window mechanism configured to open and close the sliding panel of the window via a drive shaft connected to the electric motor, and the automated window mechanism having a locked state, wherein in the locked state, the electric motor and the sliding panel are stationary;
• a monitor configured to detect an external force applied to the sliding panel while the automated window mechanism is in the locked state;
• a memory storing computer-readable instructions;
• and
• a processor in communication with the memory and configured to execute the computer-readable instructions to at least:
• in response to the external force, cause the automated window mechanism to apply a counter force to the sliding panel to oppose the external force.