Household technology firm seeking patent for Smart Windows
BIRMINGHAM-based home technology supplier LightwaveRF has submitted an application for a patent for Smart Windows.
LIghtwaveRF – formerly known as JSJS Designs – is the creator of products enabling households and businesses to remotely operate and control household applications including lighting, heating and security using smartphones, tablets, PC and MAC applications.
John Shermer, the firm’s chief technology officer and co-founder, said: “We are now firmly established as one of the leading innovators in making homes truly smart.
“The window switch in our existing heating product will turn off a radiator when a window is opened. Our Smart Windows product, for which we are seeking a patent, further evolves this concept, by integrating the smart switch into the window itself. This enables the integration of applications for triggering both heat control and security alerts.”
LightwaveRF suggests this switch integration will provide significant security benefits, by allowing confirmation to home owners or commercial building occupiers that their windows are not only closed but moreover that the locking mechanism is engaged.
The app will also alert homeowners that although the window may be closed, the catch is not engaged. Once implemented the LightwaveRF platform will be able to check and report to the occupier any security risks before leaving the premises.
