公开(公告)号：US20190236936A1

公开(公告)日：2019-08-01

申请号：US16380712

申请日：2019-04-10

Applicant: Universal Electronics Inc.

Inventor： Joseph Lee Haughawout ,  Patrick H. Hayes

IPC: G08C17/02 ,  H04N21/433 ,  H04N21/422 ,  G08C19/28 ,  H04N5/44 ,  H04N5/445 ,  H04N21/6547 ,  G08C19/00

CPC classification number: G08C17/02 ,  G08C19/00 ,  G08C19/28 ,  G08C2201/20 ,  G08C2201/30 ,  G08C2201/92 ,  H04N5/4403 ,  H04N5/445 ,  H04N21/26291 ,  H04N21/4221 ,  H04N21/42221 ,  H04N21/42225 ,  H04N21/42226 ,  H04N21/42227 ,  H04N21/433 ,  H04N21/43615 ,  H04N21/485 ,  H04N21/6547 ,  H04N2005/4435

Abstract: A system and method for enabling set up of a controlling device capable of controlling a plurality of appliances, via an interactive instruction set and associated programming. The programming is accessible by a STB or other controllable appliance and is configured to appropriately display interactive instructions and prompts to a user during a user initiated set up procedure for configuration of another controllable device (e.g., DVD, VCR, DVR, etc) available to the user.

公开(公告)号：US10311716B2

公开(公告)日：2019-06-04

申请号：US15843407

申请日：2017-12-15

Applicant: Universal Electronics Inc.

Inventor： Joseph Lee Haughawout ,  Patrick H. Hayes

IPC: H04N5/44 ,  G08C17/02 ,  G08C19/28 ,  H04N5/445 ,  H04N21/422 ,  H04N21/6547 ,  G08C19/00 ,  H04N21/433 ,  H04N21/485 ,  H04N21/262 ,  H04N21/436

Abstract: A system and method for enabling set up of a controlling device capable of controlling a plurality of appliances, via an interactive instruction set and associated programming. The programming is accessible by a STB or other controllable appliance and is configured to appropriately display interactive instructions and prompts to a user during a user initiated set up procedure for configuration of another controllable device (e.g., DVD, VCR, DVR, etc) available to the user. Appropriate set up data, generally in the form of command library codes, is displayed to the user by the interactive instruction set and associated programming for entry and trial by the user in set up of the desired appliance(s).

公开(公告)号：US20190027026A1

公开(公告)日：2019-01-24

申请号：US16146585

申请日：2018-09-28

Applicant: Universal Electronics Inc.

Inventor： Brandt J. Thompson ,  Jon Gallegos ,  Jason L. Godwin ,  Patrick H. Hayes

IPC: G08C19/28 ,  H04N21/422 ,  G08C23/04 ,  G08C17/00

Abstract: A system and method wherein geographic data is used to configure a controlling device to control operations of a target device and/or to configure the controlling device to control tuning operations of a target device. The system additionally provides for the harmonization of controlling device configurations made on the controlling device and/or a remote computer.

公开(公告)号：US20190027025A1

公开(公告)日：2019-01-24

申请号：US16146305

申请日：2018-09-28

Applicant: Universal Electronics Inc.

Inventor： Brandt J. Thompson ,  Jon Gallegos ,  Jason L. Godwin ,  Patrick H. Hayes

IPC: G08C19/28 ,  H04N21/422 ,  G08C23/04 ,  G08C17/00

Abstract: A system and method wherein geographic data is used to configure a controlling device to control operations of a target device and/or to configure the controlling device to control tuning operations of a target device. The system additionally provides for the harmonization of controlling device configurations made on the controlling device and/or a remote computer.

公开(公告)号：US20190027024A1

公开(公告)日：2019-01-24

申请号：US16145994

申请日：2018-09-28

Applicant: Universal Electronics Inc.

Inventor： Brandt J. Thompson ,  Jon Gallegos ,  Jason L. Godwin ,  Patrick H. Hayes

IPC: G08C19/28 ,  H04N21/422 ,  G08C23/04 ,  G08C17/00

Abstract: A system and method wherein geographic data is used to configure a controlling device to control operations of a target device and/or to configure the controlling device to control tuning operations of a target device. The system additionally provides for the harmonization of controlling device configurations made on the controlling device and/or a remote computer.

公开(公告)号：US20180108248A1

公开(公告)日：2018-04-19

申请号：US15843407

申请日：2017-12-15

Applicant: Universal Electronics Inc.

Inventor： Joseph Lee Haughawout ,  Patrick H. Hayes

IPC: G08C17/02 ,  H04N21/6547 ,  G08C19/28 ,  H04N5/44 ,  H04N5/445 ,  H04N21/422 ,  G08C19/00 ,  H04N21/433 ,  H04N21/262 ,  H04N21/436 ,  H04N21/485

CPC classification number: G08C17/02 ,  G08C19/00 ,  G08C19/28 ,  G08C2201/20 ,  G08C2201/30 ,  G08C2201/92 ,  H04N5/4403 ,  H04N5/445 ,  H04N21/26291 ,  H04N21/4221 ,  H04N21/42221 ,  H04N21/42225 ,  H04N21/42226 ,  H04N21/42227 ,  H04N21/433 ,  H04N21/43615 ,  H04N21/485 ,  H04N21/6547 ,  H04N2005/4435

Abstract: A system and method for enabling set up of a controlling device capable of controlling a plurality of appliances, via an interactive instruction set and associated programming. The programming is accessible by a STB or other controllable appliance and is configured to appropriately display interactive instructions and prompts to a user during a user initiated set up procedure for configuration of another controllable device (e.g., DVD, VCR, DVR, etc) available to the user. Appropriate set up data, generally in the form of command library codes, is displayed to the user by the interactive instruction set and associated programming for entry and trial by the user in set up of the desired appliance(s).

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：US09906376B2

公开(公告)日：2018-02-27

申请号：US15267740

申请日：2016-09-16

Applicant: Universal Electronics Inc.

Inventor： Eric Negron ,  Patrick H. Hayes

IPC: H04L12/28 ,  H04W84/12 ,  H04L12/24 ,  H04N21/422 ,  H04N21/81 ,  H04N5/44

CPC classification number: H04L12/2807 ,  H04L41/0803 ,  H04L41/0806 ,  H04L41/0813 ,  H04L41/5054 ,  H04L41/5067 ,  H04L2012/2849 ,  H04N21/42221 ,  H04N21/42225 ,  H04N21/42226 ,  H04N21/8186 ,  H04N2005/4435 ,  H04W84/12

Abstract: A first device and a second device are placed into communication via use of a first communications link and, in response, the first device and the second device exchange data via use of the first communications link to thereby configure the first device to receive communications from the second device via use of a second communications link different than the first communications link. In this manner, the second device can be used to transmit commands to control functional operations of the first device via use of the second communications link.

公开(公告)号：US20180014057A1

公开(公告)日：2018-01-11

申请号：US15711381

申请日：2017-09-21

Applicant: Universal Electronics Inc.

Inventor： Jeremy Black ,  Patrick H. Hayes

IPC: H04N21/422 ,  H04L12/28 ,  H04N21/6547 ,  H04N21/4363 ,  H04M1/725 ,  H04N5/44

CPC classification number: H04N21/4222 ,  H04L12/282 ,  H04L2012/2841 ,  H04L2012/2849 ,  H04M1/72533 ,  H04N5/4403 ,  H04N21/42209 ,  H04N21/42221 ,  H04N21/42225 ,  H04N21/42226 ,  H04N21/43637 ,  H04N21/6547 ,  H04N2005/4425

Abstract: A slave relay station is adapted to serve and/or host pages comprising a simplified graphic user interface (GUI) encoded in a widely recognized format such as, for example, HTML or WML. The GUI embodies activatable links corresponding to control functions for configured appliances. A wireless phone or other device with network access and the capability to process and present such pages, for example via a Web browser, may then be utilized to effect control of such appliances by simply navigating to the network address of the slave relay station, obtaining an appropriate GUI page, and interacting with the links.