PATENT CLAIM ANALYSIS

Application Number: 15906674
Application Type: Utility
Filing Date: 2018-02
Publication Date: 2018-07
Patent Classification: ["318", "480000"]

Abstract:
Intelligent building control systems utilize sky information from a camera or cameras to facilitate control of building systems such as lighting, motorized window coverings, electrochromic glazings, HVAC systems, and so forth. In this manner, energy efficiency and occupant comfort and convenience are improved.

Claim (Index 14):
A method, comprising:\n calculating for a location of interest on a building, by an automated control system and utilizing a first camera image of the sky, reflectance information associated with the location of interest; and performing, by the automated control system, at least one of: (i) communicating, to a building management system, information regarding the calculated reflectance information at the location of interest, (ii) activating a motor to adjust a window covering associated with the location of interest, (iii) activating a glass controller to adjust a variable characteristic of a glass associated with the location of interest, or (iv) communicating, to a lighting control system, information regarding the calculated reflectance information at the location of interest.

Metadata:
- Claim Count in Document: 2.0
- Percentile: 88.0
- Lexical Diversity: 1.28205
- Patent Class: 318.0
- Transitional Phrase Type: open
- Component Type: 1
- Foreign Priority: False
- Related Applications: ['14692868', '14461619', '15057354', '13556388', '13343912']

Analysis Scores:
- 35 USC 101 Eligibility (BERT): 0.6973446110492402
- 35 USC 102 Novelty (BERT): 0.5107493838248631
- Combined Prediction Score: 0.6786850883268025
- Mean Citation Score: 300.8844840000001
- Max Citation Score: 320.24585
- Similarity Product: 271.658821760428

Labels:
- Claim Label 101: 1
- Claim Label 102: 1
- Claim Label 103: 1
- Claim Label 112: 0
- Combined Label: 1
- Label 101 Adjusted: 1

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