Patent ID: 11966142
Assignee: VIEW, INC.
Field: Control (Instruments)
Classification: CPC E  G  Y | IPC E  G

Claim 8:
9. A system for controlling tint of a tintable window located between an interior and an exterior of a building, the system comprising:
(a) one or more processors configured to:
determine a baseline tint state for the tintable window;
determine, based at least in part on a determination that an outside temperature is (i) at or above a first threshold temperature and/or (ii) at or below a second threshold temperature, and a determination that penetration depth of direct sunlight is below a predetermined threshold, a modified tint state that is a predefined amount darker than the baseline tint state; and
provide instructions to transition the at least one tintable window to the modified tint state;

(b) a controller in communication with the one or more processors and with the tintable window, wherein the controller is configured to apply commands to transition the tintable window to the modified tint state.