Invention Grant
- Patent Title: System and method for facilitating appliance control via a smart device
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Application No.: US15832268Application Date: 2017-12-05
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Publication No.: US10902716B2Publication Date: 2021-01-26
- Inventor: Jesus Perez , Joven Jubilo , Rex Xu , Jeffrey Kohanek , Brandt Thompson
- Applicant: Universal Electronics Inc.
- Applicant Address: US CA Santa Ana
- Assignee: Universal Electronics Inc.
- Current Assignee: Universal Electronics Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Santa Ana
- Agency: Greenberg Traurig, LLP
- Main IPC: G08C17/02
- IPC: G08C17/02 ; G08C23/04 ; H04M1/725

Abstract:
A bridge device, in communication with a smart device, functions to command one or more controllable appliances in response to communications received from the smart device. The bridge device also includes input elements by which the bridge device can be used to directly command common functional operations of the one or more controllable appliances. In this manner, common functional operations, such as volume control, playback pause/resume control, etc., may be made readily available without necessitating the use of the smart device, whilst the more sophisticated GUI provided by the smart device remote control app may be advantageously utilized when more complex or less frequently used command functions are to be performed.
Public/Granted literature
- US20180158319A1 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR FACILITATING APPLIANCE CONTROL VIA A SMART DEVICE Public/Granted day:2018-06-07
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