Patent ID: 8837049

Claim:
A window blind solar energy management system comprising: a first louver positioned adjacent a window; a second louver positioned adjacent said first louver, wherein said first louver is oriented with respect to said second louver to reflect light coming through said window toward said second louver; said second louver further comprising a solar energy redirection assembly oriented to receive reflected light from said first louver, said solar energy redirection assembly further comprising: a light reflection portion configured to reflect light from said first louver away from said window and into a room to which said window is attached; a heat absorption and radiation portion configured to absorb heat from reflected light from said first louver, and to radiate heat into said room; and a light rejection portion configured to reflect light from said first louver outward through said window; and said second louver further comprising a mirror adjacent said solar energy redirection assembly, wherein said heat absorption and radiation portion is thermally insulated from said mirror.