公开(公告)号：US20240376775A1

公开(公告)日：2024-11-14

申请号：US18195417

申请日：2023-05-10

Applicant: OLIBRA LLC

Inventor： Zohar Shinar ,  Christopher Andrew Merck

IPC: E06B9/68 ,  E06B9/72

Abstract: A motorized electric shade system has an indoor electric motor that controls an indoor shade element, such as blind panels or a retractable and expandable window screen. The indoor electric motor receives power over a wire from a nearby indoor rechargeable battery. The indoor rechargeable battery receives power from an outdoor power source, such as an external solar panel, without the need to drill or utilize holes or tunnels in any wall or window of the venue. Rather, a Qi (or other) wireless energy transmitter is located adjacently to the external side of the glass window; and a Qi (or other) wireless energy receiver is located adjacently to the internal side of the glass window; and the outdoor-generated or solar-generated electric power is transported wirelessly from the outdoor Qi transmitter to the indoor Qi receiver, across and through the glass window. The Qi transmitter and the Qi receiver are attached to the two sides of the window via one or more attachment or support mechanisms.

公开(公告)号：US20220418065A1

公开(公告)日：2022-12-29

申请号：US17845229

申请日：2022-06-21

Applicant: OLIBRA LLC

Inventor： Christopher Andrew Merck ,  Zohar Shinar

IPC: H05B45/20 ,  F21V33/00 ,  H05B47/115 ,  H05B47/19

Abstract: Ceiling fan having an electric lamp which has continuous color temperature control. A ceiling fan includes an electric motor which rotates blades; and an electric lamp, which is an integrated component of the ceiling fan and is co-located beneath the blades. The motor and the lamp receive electric power from a mains electric socket via a single electric power cord that provides Alternating Current. The lamp is configured to emit visible light having light warmth at a user-configurable level along a continuous spectrum of light warmth, between a lower-bound value and an upper-bound value. The electric lamp includes a first set of LEDs and a second set of LEDs. The first set of LEDs is capable of emitting visible light at a first, fixed, light warmth value, which is the lower-bound value of that continuous spectrum of light warmth levels. The second set of LEDs is capable of emitting visible light at a second, fixed, light warmth value, which is the upper-bound value of that continuous spectrum of light warmth levels.

公开(公告)号：US10685517B2

公开(公告)日：2020-06-16

申请号：US16720134

申请日：2019-12-19

Applicant: OLIBRA LLC

Inventor： Zohar Shinar ,  Christopher Andrew Merck ,  Guy Zeltzer

IPC: G07C9/00 ,  G07C9/27 ,  H04L29/08

Abstract: Remote control for actuating garage doors and other barriers, and method and system of using same. A base unit includes: a wireless receiver, to wirelessly receive from an electronic device an incoming wireless signal indicating a command to actuate a garage door; a wireless signal constructor, to dynamically construct an outgoing wireless signal which comprises a rolling code; a wireless transmitter, to transmit the outgoing wireless signal to a wireless receiver of a motor unit that is operably associated with the garage door. A wireless signal constructor dynamically constructs the outgoing wireless signal without having access to a secret seed value that is accessible to the motor unit. A local storage unit stores a data-set of rolling codes that are associated with the motor unit; and the outgoing wireless signal is dynamically constructed based on a next-available rolling code obtained from the local storage unit of the base unit.

公开(公告)号：US20250070997A1

公开(公告)日：2025-02-27

申请号：US18945589

申请日：2024-11-13

Applicant: OLIBRA LLC

Inventor： Zohar Shinar ,  Christopher Andrew Merck ,  Marcio Granzotto Rodrigues

IPC: H04L12/28 ,  G08C17/02 ,  G08C23/04 ,  H04L61/5038 ,  H04L67/12 ,  H04M1/72415 ,  H04W4/33

Abstract: Device, system, and method of dynamically configuring a Sub-1 Gigahertz reception module of an appliance via a Wi-Fi communication link, particularly for a ceiling fan, an electric shades system, an electric blinds system, or an electric window cover system. An electric shades device includes a Sub-1 Gigahertz wireless receiver unit, and a co-located Wi-Fi receiver unit, and a controller unit. The Wi-Fi receiver unit of the electric shades device receives an incoming Wi-Fi message, that enables the controller unit of the electric shades device to modify a communication address or a setting or a parameter of the Sub-1 Gigahertz wireless receiver unit of the electric shades device. This obviates the need to climb on a ladder and to manually toggle DIP switches of the Sub-1 Gigahertz wireless receiver unit of the electric shades device.

公开(公告)号：US20220182256A1

公开(公告)日：2022-06-09

申请号：US17679167

申请日：2022-02-24

Applicant: OLIBRA LLC

Inventor： Zohar Shinar ,  Christopher Andrew Merck ,  Bradley Luke Totaro ,  Joao Ricardo Mattos e Silva ,  Marcio Granzotto Rodrigues ,  Natan Grando

IPC: H04L12/28 ,  H04L67/125 ,  H04L1/18 ,  H04L5/00 ,  H04W4/80

Abstract: System, device, and method of multi-path wireless communication. A method includes: constructing in an electronic device of a user, a control message indicating a user command intended to be performed by a Home Automation Device (HAD) of the user; wherein the constructing includes inserting into the control message a unique Message-Identifier. The method then transmits the control message, from the electronic device of the user to the HAD, concurrently via at least two different wireless communications channels which include at least: (i) a first wireless communication channel that includes passage of traffic through the Internet, and (ii) a second wireless communication channel in which no traffic passes through the Internet.

公开(公告)号：US11217050B2

公开(公告)日：2022-01-04

申请号：US17109184

申请日：2020-12-02

Applicant: OLIBRA LLC

Inventor： Zohar Shinar ,  Christopher Andrew Merck ,  Guy Zeltzer

IPC: G07C9/00 ,  G07C9/21 ,  H04L29/08

Abstract: Remote control for actuating garage doors and other barriers, and method and system of using same. A base unit includes: a wireless receiver, to wirelessly receive from an electronic device an incoming wireless signal indicating a command to actuate a garage door; a wireless signal constructor, to dynamically construct an outgoing wireless signal which comprises a rolling code; a wireless transmitter, to transmit the outgoing wireless signal to a wireless receiver of a motor unit that is operably associated with the garage door. A wireless signal constructor dynamically constructs the outgoing wireless signal without having access to a secret seed value that is accessible to the motor unit. A local storage unit stores a data-set of rolling codes that are associated with the motor unit; and the outgoing wireless signal is dynamically constructed based on a next-available rolling code obtained from the local storage unit of the base unit.

公开(公告)号：US10883509B2

公开(公告)日：2021-01-05

申请号：US16416220

申请日：2019-05-19

Applicant: OLIBRA LLC

Inventor： Zohar Shinar ,  Christopher Andrew Merck

IPC: F04D25/08 ,  F04D27/00

Abstract: Smart ceiling fan, and its method of operation. A fan includes an electric rotor to rotate a set of blades at a rotation speed. A controller operates to enforce a modification to rotation speed of the set of blades, based on a first user-configurable parameter of average rotation speed to be maintained, and further based on a second user-configurable parameter of level of variance of rotation speed; and optionally, also based on a third user-configurable parameter of length of time-interval between two consecutive modifications of rotation speed of the set of blades. The fan operates to automatically emulate a naturally-occurring breeze-like airflow.

公开(公告)号：US20250097066A1

公开(公告)日：2025-03-20

申请号：US18964746

申请日：2024-12-02

Applicant: OLIBRA LLC

Inventor： Zohar Shinar ,  Christopher Andrew Merck ,  Joao Ricardo Mattos e Silva ,  Marcio Granzotto Rodrigues

IPC: H04L12/28 ,  H04L1/1867 ,  H04L5/00 ,  H04L67/125 ,  H04W4/80

Abstract: System, device, and method of controlling a Shading Device via multi-path wireless communication. The shading device is one of: electrically retractable awning or canopy; electrically foldable awning or canopy; electrically motorized window screen; electrically motorized louvered pergola. A method includes: constructing a Shading Device control message with a unique Message Identifier; and wirelessly transmitting two copies of the same Shading Device control message to the Shading Device over two communication links with at least partial timing concurrency. The two copies of the Shading Device control message are wirelessly transmitted to the Shading Device over Bluetooth and HTTPS, or over Bluetooth and MQTT, or over HTTPS and MQTT; or concurrently via at least two different wireless communications channels that include: (i) a first wireless communication channel that includes passage of traffic through the Internet, and (ii) a second, local, Internet-excluding, wireless communication channel in which no traffic passes through the Internet.

公开(公告)号：US12184440B2

公开(公告)日：2024-12-31

申请号：US18396762

申请日：2023-12-27

Applicant: OLIBRA LLC

Inventor： Zohar Shinar ,  Christopher Andrew Merck ,  Bradley Luke Totaro ,  Joao Ricardo Mattos e Silva ,  Marcio Granzotto Rodrigues ,  Natan Grando

IPC: H04L12/28 ,  H04L1/1867 ,  H04L5/00 ,  H04L67/125 ,  H04W4/80

Abstract: System, device, and method of controlling a Ceiling Fan via multi-path wireless communication. A method includes: constructing in an electronic device of a user, a control message indicating a user command intended to be performed by a Home Automation Device (HAD) of the user; wherein the constructing includes inserting into the control message a unique Message-Identifier. The method then transmits the control message, from the electronic device of the user to the HAD, concurrently via at least two different wireless communications channels which include at least: (i) a first wireless communication channel that includes passage of traffic through the Internet, and (ii) a second wireless communication channel in which no traffic passes through the Internet.

公开(公告)号：US20240064038A1

公开(公告)日：2024-02-22

申请号：US18382512

申请日：2023-10-22

Applicant: OLIBRA LLC

Inventor： Zohar Shinar ,  Christopher Andrew Merck ,  Marcio Granzotto Rodrigues

IPC: H04L12/28 ,  G08C17/02 ,  G08C23/04 ,  H04M1/72415

CPC classification number: H04L12/282 ,  G08C17/02 ,  H04L12/2832 ,  H04L12/2834 ,  G08C23/04 ,  H04L12/2838 ,  H04M1/72415 ,  G08C2201/40 ,  H04L2012/2841 ,  G08C2201/20 ,  H04W4/33

Abstract: Device, system, and method of dynamically configuring a Sub-1 Gigahertz reception module via a Wi-Fi communication link. For example, a ceiling fan includes rotatable blades, an electric motor to rotate them, and a fan controller to control activation and deactivation and rotation speed of the electric motor. The ceiling fan further includes a non-Wi-Fi wireless receiver unit, such as a Sub-1 Gigahertz wireless receiver unit, to receive incoming non-Wi-Fi signals indicating control commands to the ceiling fan which is associated with an existing Fan Address Code. The ceiling fan also includes a Wi-Fi wireless receiver unit, to receive an incoming Wi-Fi message indicating a replacement Fan Address Code. The ceiling fan includes a Fan Address Code Modification Unit, to replace (i) the existing Fan Access Code of the ceiling fan, with (ii) a replacement Fan Access Code that was received via the incoming Wi-Fi message.