Patent ID: 9328556
Filing Date: 2016-05-03
CPC Classification: E06B

Claim Text:
1. A motorized shade system comprising: a housing; a roller tube that is rotatably supported by the housing; a covering material having a first end that is windingly attached to the roller tube and a second end that is attached to the housing, the covering material defining respective pluralities of opaque and transparent sections that are arranged in an alternating pattern between the first and second ends; a bottom bar that is configured to be movably supported by the covering material, such that a first portion of the covering material extends from the roller tube to the bottom bar and a second portion of the covering material extends from the bottom bar to the second end; and a motor drive unit that includes a motor that is operatively coupled to the roller tube and a control system that is configured to cause the motor to move the covering material to an open position in which the bottom bar is disposed near an upper end of an opening and a portion of the covering material is wound about the roller tube, a closed position in which the bottom bar is disposed near a lower end of the opening such that the covering material covers the opening, a plurality of privacy positions in which visualization through the covering material is impeded, and a plurality of view positions in which visualization through the covering material is permitted, wherein the control system is further configured to: