公开(公告)号：US20200348811A1

公开(公告)日：2020-11-05

申请号：US16934640

申请日：2020-07-21

Applicant: Universal Electronics Inc.

Inventor： Christopher Chambers ,  Wayne Scott ,  Cheryl Scott ,  Allen Yuh ,  Paul D. Arling

IPC: G06F3/0484 ,  G06F3/0485 ,  G06F3/0488 ,  G06F3/0481 ,  G06F3/0486

Abstract: A system and methods for facilitation of user interactions with an electronic device. A number of user interface methods are described and may be used alone or in combination with one another to present an enhanced interface to a user. A method of providing user interaction using a compact status indicator is described. A method for providing a virtual scroll wheel to a user for interaction with content sets is described. A method for allowing a user to dynamically modify a scalable user interface is described. A method for providing gesture based input to a user via a virtual gesture pad is described. A method of providing an interactive graphic search query interface is to described. A method for indicating and selecting available content type is described.

公开(公告)号：US20200252695A1

公开(公告)日：2020-08-06

申请号：US16857392

申请日：2020-04-24

Applicant: Universal Electronics Inc.

Inventor： Paul D. Arling ,  Patrick H. Hayes

IPC: H04N21/485 ,  H04H60/65 ,  H04H60/72 ,  H04H60/80 ,  H04H60/82 ,  H04N21/41 ,  H04N21/45 ,  H04N21/482 ,  H04H60/46 ,  H04N21/434 ,  H04N21/81 ,  H04N21/414 ,  H04N21/4143 ,  H04N21/422

Abstract: A controlling device is provided with the ability to present personalized program guide information by using personal preferences provided to a home computing device. The personal preferences are used to filter program guide data received at the home computing device whereby the program guide data will include only programming information for user-specified sources of programming for each of plural, different user-specified periods of time. The filtered program guide data is then downloaded to the controlling device from the home computing device for use in connection with an application of the controlling device that functions to display program guide information within a display of the controlling device.

公开(公告)号：US20200051424A1

公开(公告)日：2020-02-13

申请号：US16596549

申请日：2019-10-08

Applicant: Universal Electronics Inc.

Inventor： Paul D. Arling ,  Jeffrey Kohanek ,  Norman G. Sheridan

IPC: G08C17/02 ,  H04M1/725 ,  G08C23/04 ,  G08C19/28 ,  G08C17/00 ,  G06F3/0486

Abstract: A first remote control application is configured to cause a smart device to transmit at least one command for controlling at least one functional operation of a controllable appliance in response to a user interface element of the smart device being activated while a second remote control application of a bridge device is configured to cause the bridge device to transmit at least one command for controlling at least one functional operation of the controllable appliance in response to receiving at the bridge device the at least one command transmitted from the smart device. The at least one command is transmitted from the smart device using a first transmission protocol and the at least one command is transmitted from the bridge device using a transmission protocol recognized by the controllable appliance.

公开(公告)号：US20200021876A1

公开(公告)日：2020-01-16

申请号：US16584088

申请日：2019-09-26

Applicant: Universal Electronics Inc.

Inventor： Paul D. Arling ,  Patrick H. Hayes

IPC: H04N21/422 ,  H04N21/485 ,  H04N21/4363 ,  H04L12/28 ,  H04N21/488 ,  H04N21/442 ,  H04N21/436 ,  H04N21/41 ,  H04N5/765 ,  H04N5/445 ,  H04N5/44

Abstract: An entertainment device initiates a configuration process of a controlling device in response to a change in an audio visual entertainment system configuration in which at least one of a plurality devices is connected to the entertainment device as an audio and/or visual source and at least one of the plurality of devices is connected to the entertainment device as an audio and/or visual output destination for the entertainment device.

公开(公告)号：US20180357889A1

公开(公告)日：2018-12-13

申请号：US16106831

申请日：2018-08-21

Applicant: Universal Electronics Inc.

Inventor： Paul D. Arling ,  Jeffrey Kohanek ,  Norman G. Sheridan

IPC: G08C17/02 ,  H04M1/725 ,  G06F3/0486 ,  G08C23/04 ,  G08C19/28 ,  G08C17/00

CPC classification number: G08C17/02 ,  G06F3/0486 ,  G08C17/00 ,  G08C19/28 ,  G08C23/04 ,  G08C2201/20 ,  G08C2201/30 ,  G08C2201/70 ,  G08C2201/92 ,  G08C2201/93 ,  H04M1/72533 ,  H04M2250/22

Abstract: A first remote control application is configured to cause a smart device to transmit at least one command for controlling at least one functional operation of a controllable appliance in response to a user interface element of the smart device being activated while a second remote control application of a bridge device is configured to cause the bridge device to transmit at least one command for controlling at least one functional operation of the controllable appliance in response to receiving at the bridge device the at least one command transmitted from the smart device. The at least one command is transmitted from the smart device using a first transmission protocol and the at least one command is transmitted from to the bridge device using a transmission protocol recognized by the controllable appliance.

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：US20180095642A1

公开(公告)日：2018-04-05

申请号：US15832166

申请日：2017-12-05

Applicant: UNIVERSAL ELECTRONICS INC.

Inventor： Marcel Hilbrink ,  Rex Xu ,  Cesar Alvarado ,  Paul D. Arling ,  Patrick H. Hayes

IPC: G06F3/0484 ,  G06F3/0488 ,  H04N21/485 ,  G05B15/02 ,  G06F3/0482 ,  G06F3/0485 ,  G06F3/0481 ,  H04N21/81 ,  G06F17/30 ,  H04N21/41 ,  H04N21/4223 ,  H04N21/422

CPC classification number: G06F3/04842 ,  G05B15/02 ,  G06F3/04817 ,  G06F3/0482 ,  G06F3/0484 ,  G06F3/0485 ,  G06F3/04886 ,  G06F17/30 ,  H04N21/4126 ,  H04N21/42204 ,  H04N21/4223 ,  H04N21/485 ,  H04N21/8173

Abstract: A smart device is provided with a main remote control application that may be configured using information. The main remote control application may present images of original remote controls corresponding to devices which are controllable by the configured main remote control application. In connection with a presented image of an original remote control, the display may present icons that are representative of a subset of the buttons of the original remote control. The user interface also allows a user to select amongst the images of the original remote controls to change which appliances are to be controlled via the user interface. A pop-up remote control widget may also be provided which may be invoked without switching to the main remote control application provisioned on the smart device.

公开(公告)号：US20180088780A1

公开(公告)日：2018-03-29

申请号：US15785795

申请日：2017-10-17

Applicant: UNIVERSAL ELECTRONICS INC.

Inventor： Marcel Hilbrink ,  Rex Xu ,  Cesar Alvarado ,  Paul D. Arling ,  Patrick H. Hayes

IPC: G06F3/0484 ,  G06F3/0482 ,  G05B15/02 ,  G06F3/0485 ,  G06F3/0481 ,  G06F17/30 ,  H04N21/485 ,  H04N21/4223 ,  H04N21/422 ,  H04N21/41 ,  G06F3/0488 ,  H04N21/81

CPC classification number: G06F3/04842 ,  G05B15/02 ,  G06F3/04817 ,  G06F3/0482 ,  G06F3/0484 ,  G06F3/0485 ,  G06F3/04886 ,  G06F16/00 ,  H04N21/4126 ,  H04N21/42204 ,  H04N21/4223 ,  H04N21/485 ,  H04N21/8173

Abstract: A smart device is provided with a main remote control application that may be configured using information obtained from a QR code. The main remote control application may present images of original remote controls corresponding to devices which are controllable by the configured main remote control application. In connection with a presented image of an original remote control, the display may present icons that are representative of a subset of the buttons of the original remote control. The user interface also allows a user to select amongst the images of the original remote controls to change which appliances are to be controlled via the user interface. A pop-up remote control widget may also be provided which may be invoked without switching to the main remote control application provisioned on the smart device.

公开(公告)号：US09818293B2

公开(公告)日：2017-11-14

申请号：US15064217

申请日：2016-03-08

Applicant: Universal Electronics Inc.

Inventor： Patrick H. Hayes ,  James N. Conway, Jr. ,  Robert P. Lilleness ,  Paul D. Arling

IPC: G08C17/02 ,  G08C19/28 ,  H04L12/28

CPC classification number: G08C17/02 ,  G08C19/28 ,  G08C2201/20 ,  G08C2201/21 ,  G08C2201/92 ,  G08C2201/93 ,  H04L12/2805 ,  H04L12/282

Abstract: A system and method for configuring a remote control to command the operation of appliances, to capture demographic data, and to provide services, such as automated warranty registration, instructions, viewing guides, etc., relevant to the appliances is provided. The system includes a database and associated server that are located remotely from the remote control and accessible via a network connection. Command codes, graphical user interface elements, and services are accessed and downloaded to the remote control, as appropriate, using data supplied to the server that identifies the appliances and/or functional capabilities of the appliances. This data can be supplied by the appliances directly or can be obtained from other sources such as barcode labels, network devices, etc.

公开(公告)号：US09754480B2

公开(公告)日：2017-09-05

申请号：US14496753

申请日：2014-09-25

Applicant: Universal Electronics Inc.

Inventor： Paul D. Arling

IPC: H04R9/06 ,  G08C17/02 ,  H03G1/02 ,  G05B15/02 ,  G08C23/04 ,  H04N21/41 ,  H04W4/04 ,  H04N21/422 ,  H04N21/436 ,  H04L12/28 ,  H04W64/00

CPC classification number: G08C17/02 ,  G05B15/02 ,  G08C23/04 ,  G08C2201/91 ,  G08C2201/92 ,  G08C2201/93 ,  H03G1/02 ,  H04L12/281 ,  H04L12/282 ,  H04L2012/2849 ,  H04M2242/30 ,  H04N21/4126 ,  H04N21/42226 ,  H04N21/43615 ,  H04W4/04 ,  H04W64/00

Abstract: A controlling device such as a remote control has programming for transmitting a signal response to a plurality of control environments, each environment including a signaling device. Each signaling device in receipt of the signal request sends a signal response having a unique ID which is chosen to be characteristically attenuated by the surroundings of the environment. Because the controlling device can only be in one environment at a given time, and given the attenuation characteristics of the signal response from each signaling device, only one signal response will be received by the controlling device in each environment. Location definitions associated with the received unique ID may be used by programming in the controlling device to recall saved devices states, commands sets, macros, and even to dynamically generate commands based on the location information.