公开(公告)号：US20230251768A1

公开(公告)日：2023-08-10

申请号：US18138289

申请日：2023-04-24

Applicant: Universal Electronics Inc.

Inventor： Arsham Hatambeiki ,  Christopher A. Chambers ,  Han-Sheng Yuh ,  Steven Clegg

IPC: G06F3/0484 ,  G08C17/02 ,  G08C23/04 ,  G11B27/034 ,  G11B27/34 ,  H04N21/422 ,  H04N21/81

CPC classification number: G06F3/0484 ,  G08C17/02 ,  G08C23/04 ,  G11B27/034 ,  G11B27/34 ,  H04N21/42204 ,  H04N21/42208 ,  H04N21/42224 ,  H04N21/42228 ,  H04N21/8186 ,  G06F8/10

Abstract: A system and method whereby an user interface editing device is used to create a user interface for a controlling device, the created user interface including user interface elements that are associated with functional operations of a virtual equivalent of an appliance. After the created user interface is transferred to the controlling device, the virtual equivalent of an appliance is caused to be linked to an intended target appliance whereupon activation of those user interface elements of the graphical user interface that were associated with functional operations of the virtual equivalent of an appliance will cause the controlling device to transmit commands to control corresponding functional operations of the intended target appliance.

公开(公告)号：US11682294B2

公开(公告)日：2023-06-20

申请号：US15986489

申请日：2018-05-22

Applicant: Universal Electronics Inc.

Inventor： Joseph Lee Haughawout ,  Arsham Hatambeiki ,  Paul Ogaz ,  Jeffrey Kohanek ,  Patrick H. Hayes

IPC: G08C19/28 ,  H04N5/445 ,  H04N21/485 ,  H04N21/422 ,  H04N21/61 ,  H04N21/41

CPC classification number: G08C19/28 ,  H04N5/445 ,  H04N21/42204 ,  H04N21/42225 ,  H04N21/485 ,  H04N21/6125 ,  G08C2201/20 ,  G08C2201/30 ,  G08C2201/92 ,  H04N21/4135 ,  H04N21/42226

Abstract: A system and method for enabling set up of a controlling device capable of controlling a plurality of appliances provides an interactive instruction set and associated programming which is downloadable to a controllable appliance having an associated display, such as an Internet enabled television. The programming is accessible by the controllable appliance and is configured to appropriately display interactive instructions from the interactive instruction set to a user during a user initiated set up procedure for setting up the controlling device to communicate commands to another controllable device (e.g., a DVD, VCR, DVR, etc).

公开(公告)号：US20230171462A1

公开(公告)日：2023-06-01

申请号：US18101631

申请日：2023-01-26

Applicant: Universal Electronics Inc.

Inventor： Arsham Hatambeiki

IPC: H04N21/4367 ,  H04N21/4627 ,  H04N21/254 ,  H04N21/4363

CPC classification number: H04N21/4367 ,  H04N21/4627 ,  H04N21/2541 ,  H04N21/43635

Abstract: A first appliance receives from a second controllable appliance a command for causing the first controllable appliance to be placed into a state and, in response, determines a trust level of the second controllable appliance. When it is determined that the second controllable appliance is trustworthy, the first controllable appliance executes the command. When it is determined that the second controllable appliance is untrustworthy, the first controllable appliance ignores the command. Otherwise, the first controllable appliance enters into a state in which the first controllable appliance waits for at least a predetermined period of time for a user to confirm whether or not the first controllable appliance should be caused to execute the command.

公开(公告)号：US20220394348A1

公开(公告)日：2022-12-08

申请号：US17336853

申请日：2021-06-02

Applicant: Universal Electronics Inc.

Inventor： Arsham Hatambeiki ,  Nicu Ahmadi ,  Jelmer Jonkman

IPC: H04N21/485 ,  G10L25/63 ,  G10L15/22 ,  G06F3/0488 ,  G06F40/174 ,  G06K9/00 ,  H04N21/442 ,  H04N21/422 ,  H04N21/45

Abstract: Contextual information for an ecosystem that includes a consumer electronic device is used by a virtual agent to speed up the process by which the virtual agent provides technical support related to the consumer electronic device. The contextual information is used to reduce the amount of information the virtual agent requires from the consumer. Whilst collecting information from the consumer, the virtual agent also functions to determines if a hand-off of the consumer to a further agent is needed.

公开(公告)号：US11405677B2

公开(公告)日：2022-08-02

申请号：US17217587

申请日：2021-03-30

Applicant: Universal Electronics Inc.

Inventor： Brian Barnett ,  Arsham Hatambeiki ,  Rex Xu ,  Jesus Perez

IPC: H04N21/422 ,  H04N5/765 ,  H04N21/4363 ,  H04N21/442 ,  H04N21/45 ,  H04N21/485 ,  H04N5/775 ,  H04N21/41

Abstract: A controlling device is automatically configured to issue a communication directly to a first controllable appliance to control a functional operation of the first controllable appliance in the event that the first controllable appliance is determined to be unresponsive to a command communication transmitted to the first controllable appliance via a digital communications link or to issue a communication to a second controllable appliance to control the functional operation of the first controllable appliance via a digital communications link in the event that first controllable appliance is determined to be responsive to a command communication transmitted to the first controllable appliance via a digital communications link.

公开(公告)号：US20220224964A1

公开(公告)日：2022-07-14

申请号：US17709603

申请日：2022-03-31

Applicant: Universal Electronics Inc.

Inventor： Brian Barnett ,  Arsham Hatambeiki ,  Rex Xu ,  Jesus Perez

IPC: H04N21/422 ,  H04N5/765 ,  H04N21/4363 ,  H04N21/442 ,  H04N21/45 ,  H04N21/485 ,  H04N5/775

Abstract: A controlling device is automatically configured to issue a communication directly to a first controllable appliance to control a functional operation of the first controllable appliance in the event that the first controllable appliance is determined to be unresponsive to a command communication transmitted to the first controllable appliance via a digital communications link or to issue a communication to a second controllable appliance to control the functional operation of the first controllable appliance via a digital communications link in the event that first controllable appliance is determined to be responsive to a command communication transmitted to the first controllable appliance via a digital communications link.

公开(公告)号：US11317261B2

公开(公告)日：2022-04-26

申请号：US17126370

申请日：2020-12-18

Applicant: Universal Electronics Inc.

Inventor： Arsham Hatambeiki ,  Jon Gallegos

IPC: H04W4/60 ,  H04N21/41 ,  H04N21/422 ,  H04N21/426 ,  H04N21/482

Abstract: Apparatus, system and method for promoting media apps to an end user of a smart device. The smart device gathers information of apps that have been installed into the smart device and provides this information to a remote server. The remote server compares the information sent by the smart device to an identification of promoted apps received from a remote source to identify apps that are not installed in the smart device that are included in the identification of promoted apps. The remote server then notifies the smart device of which apps in the identification of promoted apps are not installed into the smart device, so that a user of the smart device may choose to have the missing app installed.

公开(公告)号：US20210335385A1

公开(公告)日：2021-10-28

申请号：US16858011

申请日：2020-04-24

Applicant: Universal Electronics Inc.

Inventor： Haiming Huang ,  Michael Courtney ,  Jan van Ee ,  Khanh Nguyen ,  Jeremy Mickelsen ,  Arsham Hatambeiki

IPC: G10L25/84 ,  G10L15/22 ,  H04R1/40 ,  G01S3/02

Abstract: A radio frequency connection between a far field voice detection device and a further device is used to determine a first angular direction from the far field voice detection device to the further device. The determined first angular direction is then used to emphasize, during a noise processing of a plurality of sounds received via use of a plurality of microphones of the far field voice detection device, a first one of the plurality of sounds relative to a remainder of the plurality of sounds.

公开(公告)号：US20210218591A1

公开(公告)日：2021-07-15

申请号：US16743219

申请日：2020-01-15

Applicant: Universal Electronics Inc.

Inventor： Bhuvanesh Prabhu ,  Sarika Desai ,  Nicu Ahmadi ,  Arsham Hatambeiki

IPC: H04L12/28 ,  H04N21/426 ,  G06F3/14 ,  G09G5/12

Abstract: A system and method functions to automatically determine a capability of a consumer electronic device and capabilities of ports of an appliance to which the consumer electronic device is connected. The system and method further detects a port of the appliance to which a consumer electronic device is connected. When it is determined that the consumer electronic device is not connected to a port of the appliance that best supports the determined capability of the consumer electronic device, the system and method will automatically provide a user with instructions, e.g., via use of a speaker and/or a display, by which the user can reconnect the consumer electronic device to another port of the appliance having a determined capability that is better suited to the determined capability of the consumer electronic device.

公开(公告)号：US20210125256A1

公开(公告)日：2021-04-29

申请号：US17140724

申请日：2021-01-04

Applicant: Universal Electronics Inc.

Inventor： Paul Ogaz ,  Arsham Hatambeiki ,  Patrick H. Hayes

IPC: G06Q30/06 ,  G06Q30/02 ,  G06Q50/00

Abstract: A system functions to recommend equipment expansions, additions and/or substitutions; interconnections; supplemental capabilities; features; etc. based upon a knowledge of a consumer's existing audio and/or visual system configuration.