Inventors:
- Milpitas CA, US
Stephen Clark Brown - San Mateo CA, US
Gordon E. Jack - San Jose CA, US
Horop Puth - San Jose CA, US
Illayathambi Kunadian - San Jose CA, US
Oner Bicakci - Fremont CA, US
Sridhar Karthik Kailasam - Fremont CA, US
Fabian Strong - Hayward CA, US
Brandon Tinianov - Santa Clara CA, US
Joseph Lunardi - Eastlake OH, US
International Classification:
G05B 13/02
E06B 9/24
G02F 1/163
G05B 15/02
Abstract:
Optically controllable windows and an associated window control system provide a building security platform. A window controller or other processing device can monitor for window breakage, cameras associated with windows can monitor for intruders, and transparent displays can provide alerts regarding detected activity within a building. A window control system can detect deviations from expected I/V characteristics of an optically controllable window during normal operation of the window (tint transitions, steady state conditions, etc.) and/or during application of a security-related perturbing event, and provide alerts upon their occurrence.