公开(公告)号：US20210120301A1

公开(公告)日：2021-04-22

申请号：US17137960

申请日：2020-12-30

Applicant: Universal Electronics Inc.

Inventor： Rex Xu ,  Wesley Millora ,  Steven McAllister ,  Arsham Hatambeiki ,  Nicu Ahmadi ,  Jelmer Jonkman ,  Steve Gutman ,  Norman G. Sheridan ,  Haiming Huang

IPC: H04N21/422 ,  G10L15/22

Abstract: Described are systems and methods for enabling voice interaction with appliances, services (e.g., media streaming services, gaming services, news feed services, social platform services, etc.), and the like by way of appropriate supplied apps (also referred to as “skills,” “actions,” or the like) which may be presented or downloaded to a smart device having associated therewith one or more cloud-based voice service platforms.

公开(公告)号：US10930276B2

公开(公告)日：2021-02-23

申请号：US15861298

申请日：2018-01-03

Applicant: Universal Electronics Inc.

Inventor： Arsham Hatambeiki

IPC: G10L15/20 ,  G10L15/22 ,  G06F3/16 ,  G10L25/84 ,  G10L25/78

Abstract: A system and method for controlling a controllable appliance resident in an environment which includes a device adapted to receive speech input. The system and method establishes a noise threshold for the environment in which the device is operating, receives at the device a speech input, determines a noise level for the environment at the time the speech input is received by the device, compares the determined noise level to the established noise threshold, and causes one or more commands to be automatically issued to the controllable device to thereby cause the controllable device to transition from a first volume level to a second volume level that is less than the first volume level when the determined noise level for the environment is greater than the established noise threshold for the environment.

公开(公告)号：US10893094B2

公开(公告)日：2021-01-12

申请号：US16382796

申请日：2019-04-12

Applicant: Universal Electronics Inc.

Inventor： Paul D. Arling ,  Arsham Hatambeiki

IPC: G06F8/61 ,  H04L29/08 ,  H04W8/24 ,  G05B15/02

Abstract: A system and method is used to provision an app to a smart device for use in connection with an appliance. A presence of the appliance on a wireless network which includes the smart device is detected and data received from the appliance is used to initiate a retrieval of the app. When the retrieved app is installed on the smart device the app is usable with the smart device to provide at least an interface between the smart device and the appliance. In some circumstance, installation of the app on the smart device may also include causing the app to be synchronized with a corresponding app that was prior installed on another smart device capable of communicating with the appliance.

公开(公告)号：US20200219505A1

公开(公告)日：2020-07-09

申请号：US16731270

申请日：2019-12-31

Applicant: Universal Electronics Inc.

Inventor： Arsham Hatambeiki ,  Haiming Huang ,  Nikki Ahmadi ,  Allen Yuh ,  Jason Chen ,  Christopher Chambers ,  Maryam Owrang

IPC: G10L15/22 ,  G10L25/51

Abstract: Described are systems and methods for enabling voice interaction with appliances, services (e.g., media streaming services, gaming services, news feed services, social platform services, etc.), and the like by way of appropriate supplied apps (also referred to as “skills,” “actions,” or the like) which may be presented or downloaded to a smart device having associated therewith one or more cloud-based voice service platforms. Also described are systems that utilize one or more microphones to provide sound metering for control purposes.

公开(公告)号：US20190020493A1

公开(公告)日：2019-01-17

申请号：US15647947

申请日：2017-07-12

Applicant: Universal Electronics Inc.

Inventor： Paul Arling ,  Norman G. Sheridan ,  Arsham Hatambeiki ,  Thomas Henley ,  Jon Gallegos

IPC: H04L12/28 ,  G10L15/22 ,  G06F3/16

Abstract: Apparatus, system and method for using a controlling device for receiving voice input to control the operation of voice controlled smart appliances and, more particularly, to a controlling device for recognizing voice commands and for use in routing a signal, based on voice commands from the user, to two or more voice controlled smart appliances from different consumer brand names.

公开(公告)号：US20190019504A1

公开(公告)日：2019-01-17

申请号：US15861298

申请日：2018-01-03

Applicant: Universal Electronics Inc.

Inventor： Arsham Hatambeiki

IPC: G10L15/20 ,  G10L15/22 ,  G10L25/84 ,  G06F3/16

Abstract: A system and method for controlling a controllable appliance resident in an environment which includes a device adapted to receive speech input. The system and method establishes a noise threshold for the environment in which the device is operating, receives at the device a speech input, determines a noise level for the environment at the time the speech input is received by the device, compares the determined noise level to the established noise threshold, and causes one or more commands to be automatically issued to the controllable device to thereby cause the controllable device to transition from a first volume level to a second volume level that is less than the first volume level when the determined noise level for the environment is greater than the established noise threshold for the environment.

公开(公告)号：US20180337978A1

公开(公告)日：2018-11-22

申请号：US16045832

申请日：2018-07-26

Applicant: Universal Electronics Inc.

Inventor： Paul D. Arling ,  Arsham Hatambeiki

IPC: H04L29/08 ,  G05B15/02 ,  H04W8/24 ,  G06F8/61

CPC classification number: H04L67/10 ,  G05B15/02 ,  G05B2219/2642 ,  G06F8/61 ,  H04W8/24

Abstract: A system and method is used to provision an app to a smart device for use in connection with an appliance. A presence of the appliance on a wireless network which includes the smart device is detected and data received from the appliance is used to initiate a retrieval of the app. When the retrieved app is installed on the smart device the app is usable with the smart device to provide at least an interface between the smart device and the appliance. In some circumstance, installation of the app on the smart device may also include causing the app to be synchronized with a corresponding app that was prior installed on another smart device capable of communicating with the appliance.

公开(公告)号：US20180096591A1

公开(公告)日：2018-04-05

申请号：US15831721

申请日：2017-12-05

Applicant: UNIVERSAL ELECTRONICS INC.

Inventor： Arsham Hatambeiki ,  Jeffrey Kohanek ,  Naimisaranya D. Busek

IPC: G08C17/02 ,  G06F3/0346 ,  G06F3/0354 ,  G06F3/038 ,  G06F3/02 ,  G08C19/00 ,  H04N5/44 ,  H04N21/422 ,  G06F3/0484

CPC classification number: G08C17/02 ,  G06F3/02 ,  G06F3/0346 ,  G06F3/03547 ,  G06F3/0383 ,  G06F3/0484 ,  G08C19/00 ,  G08C2201/30 ,  G08C2201/50 ,  G08C2201/51 ,  G08C2201/92 ,  H04N5/4403 ,  H04N21/42222 ,  H04N21/42224 ,  H04N2005/4428 ,  H04N2005/443

Abstract: A hand-held device having a touch sensitive surface uses a relative distance from an origin location to each of a plurality of touch zones of the touch sensitive surface activated by a user to select a one of the plurality of touch zones as being intended for activation by the user.

公开(公告)号：US20170187979A1

公开(公告)日：2017-06-29

申请号：US15455411

申请日：2017-03-10

Applicant: Universal Electronics Inc.

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

IPC: H04N5/44 ,  H04N21/422 ,  H04N21/4363 ,  H04N5/775

CPC classification number: H04N5/4403 ,  H04N5/765 ,  H04N5/775 ,  H04N21/42216 ,  H04N21/42227 ,  H04N21/43635 ,  H04N21/4424 ,  H04N21/4516 ,  H04N21/485 ,  H04N2005/4407 ,  H04N2005/4412 ,  H04N2005/4426 ,  H04N2005/4439

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：US20170164042A1

公开(公告)日：2017-06-08

申请号：US15434239

申请日：2017-02-16

Applicant: Universal Electronics Inc.

Inventor： Arsham Hatambeiki

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

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

Abstract: A first controllable 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.