IP Library Patent Application 19305396
Patent Application
App. No. 19/305,396

VISIBLE LIGHT SENSOR CONFIGURED FOR GLARE DETECTION AND CONTROLLING MOTORIZED WINDOW TREATMENTS

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App. No.
19/305,396
Abstract

A sensor and/or system controller may process an image multiple times at multiple resolutions to detect glare conditions. A glare condition threshold used to determine whether a glare condition exists may be based on the resolution of the image. When the resolution of the image is higher, the glare condition threshold may be higher. The sensor and/or system controller may organize one or more adjacent pixels having similar intensities into pixel groups. The pixel groups may vary in size and/or shape. The sensor and/or system controller may determine a representative group luminance for the pixel group (e.g., an average luminance of the pixels in the group). The sensor and/or system controller may determine a group glare condition threshold, which may be used to determine whether a glare condition exists for the group of pixels and/or may be based on the size of the group.

Claims (4)

1 . A method for detecting a location of a glare condition and for controlling a shade position of a motorized window treatment, the method comprising:

retrieving an image;

processing the image at a first resolution to detect a first glare condition, wherein the first glare condition is detected when a luminance value of a pixel in the image processed at the first resolution exceeds a glare condition threshold associated with the first resolution; and

processing the image at a second resolution to detect a second glare condition, wherein the second glare condition is detected when a luminance value of a pixel in the image processed at the second resolution exceeds a glare condition threshold associated with the second resolution.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 28, 2025
From: CASEY, CRAIG ALAN; PROTZMAN, BRENT
To: LUTRON TECHNOLOGY COMPANY LLC
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