Patent ID: 11887333
Assignee: SOMFY ACTIVITES SA
Field: Electrical machinery, apparatus, energy (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC G  H  E  Y | IPC E  G  H

Claim 0:
1. A method for determining a solar mask for a closure, shading or solar protection installation,
the method being carried out using a mobile terminal,
the mobile terminal comprising at least:
a controller,
a photographic instrument, and
an orientation detection device,

the method comprising at least:
positioning the mobile terminal at a predetermined location of a photovoltaic panel of an autonomous electrical energy supply device, the autonomous electrical energy supply device being configured to supply an electromechanical actuator of a motorized drive device with electrical energy, in an assembled configuration of the installation,
after the positioning of the mobile terminal, acquiring a single photograph using the photographic instrument of the mobile terminal,
determining an orientation of the photographic instrument of the mobile terminal during the acquiring of the photograph, using the orientation detection device and the controller of the mobile terminal,
extending at least one contour of the acquired photograph, along at least one direction, using the controller of the mobile terminal, to obtain an extended photograph, and
superposing data of the extended photograph with a solar path diagram, in a common reference frame, so as to determine a solar mask at the predetermined location of the photovoltaic panel.