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US 2018/0355663 A1Published application
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.
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A window shade alarm comprising;
- a window shade housing;
- a clock comprising a time of day display occupying a portion of the housing facing into a room, a processor comprising alarm sequences for opening and closing the window shade, and a wireless antenna;
- the clock comprising an alarm mechanism comprising an audio alarm in communication with the processor;
- a motorized shade mechanism in communication with the processor to move the shade to one or more positions at one or more predetermined intervals relative to the alarm sequence, and
- the wireless antenna in communication with one or more remote wireless enabled devices for controlling ambient conditions selected from the group consisting of lighting, heating, ventilation, and air conditioning.
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A window shade alarm comprising;
- a window shade housing,
- a clock display occupying a portion 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 the shade to one or more positions at one or more predetermined intervals relative to alarm time
- a non-transitory storage medium for storing alarm sequences,
- A wireless antenna, that connects to the Internet to determine the sunrise time at the geographic location of the window shade.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.