Patent ID: 7701160

Claim:
A method of operating a closure, privacy or sun protection device, comprising an actuator for moving a closure, privacy or sun protection mobile element, the actuator comprising a motor, an electronic unit for controlling the power supply of the motor and a control module connected to the electronic unit, wherein the control module is furnished with at least one control key, able to perform a command to control movement of the mobile element, the operating method comprising: at least a first mode called configuration mode during which one or more values associated with particular positions can be entered to configure the device, to enter in this first mode, the control key should be at least pressed and wherein if the device is not at least partially configured, a pressure on the control key is interpreted as a movement command to control the mobile element only if it lasts longer than a first duration t 1 , and if the device is at least partially configured, then a pressure on the control key is interpreted immediately as a command to control movement of the mobile element.