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公开(公告)号:US12284623B2
公开(公告)日:2025-04-22
申请号:US18438078
申请日:2024-02-09
Applicant: Universal Electronics Inc.
Inventor: Brandon Gruber
IPC: H04L61/4541 , H04L61/4511 , H04L67/02 , H04W8/22 , H04W60/00 , H04L12/28 , H04W84/12 , H04W84/18 , H04W88/02 , H04W88/08
Abstract: A system, method and apparatus for automatically enrolling wireless end devices with a base station and/or other device or system. A wireless end device is scanned using a smart phone's native capabilities, without the use of a downloadable, third party app. Information from the scan indicates the name of the base station to which enrollment is desired. The base station name is used in an mDNS request in order to determine a local IP address of the base station. When the IP address is returned to the local, wireless communication device, the wireless communication device sends an HTTP GET message comprising attributes of the end device. The base station receives the HTTP GET message and enrolls the wireless end device with the base station. The base station my further alert another base station, system, server or other entity of the enrollment. The base station may then send the local, wireless communication device a web page indicating that the wireless end device was successfully enrolled with the base station and/or other base station, system, server or entity.
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公开(公告)号:US20250118196A1
公开(公告)日:2025-04-10
申请号:US18989271
申请日:2024-12-20
Applicant: Universal Electronics Inc.
Inventor: Daniel SauFu Mui
Abstract: A universal remote control (URC) is programmed to control a particular type and make of electronic consumer device using a graphical user interface. A plurality of images is displayed on the user-interface. Each image of the plurality of images is a digital photograph of an electronic consumer device or a remote control device usable to control the corresponding electronic consumer device. A user selects the digital photograph of the particular type and make of electronic consumer device or its corresponding remote control device. Codeset information associated with the selected device is transmitted to the URC such that the URC is programmed to control the selected device. If the codeset information is a codeset identifier, then it is displayed on the user interface. The user enters the codeset identifier into the URC such that the URC is programmed to control the selected device.
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公开(公告)号:US12273579B2
公开(公告)日:2025-04-08
申请号:US18654742
申请日:2024-05-03
Applicant: Universal Electronics Inc.
Inventor: Menno Koopmans , Rex Xu , Thomas Hascher
IPC: H04N21/422 , G06F1/16 , G06F3/02 , G06F3/023 , G06K7/14 , G08C17/00 , H04N21/41 , H04N21/4223 , H04N21/438
Abstract: A controlling device has a configurable key. An insert is provided to the configurable key and includes an indicium representative of a media content provider. An image of the indicium or an image of a QR code associated with the indicium is used to assign one or more commands to the configurable key. The one or more commands are used to cause a controllable device to tune to a channel on which the media content provider is being broadcast, to invoke an app associated with the media content provider, to access a website associated with the media content provider, and the like.
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公开(公告)号:US12261238B2
公开(公告)日:2025-03-25
申请号:US18376922
申请日:2023-10-05
Applicant: Universal Electronics Inc.
Inventor: Rex Xu , Ara Gharapetian
IPC: H01L31/054 , H02J7/35
Abstract: A controlling device has at least a light-based energy harvesting system disposed within the controlling device housing. The light-based energy harvesting system is operative to supply power to at least one of a processing device and a transmitter of the controlling device. The light-based energy harvesting system includes s a substrate having a photovoltaic (PV) active area and a lens, separate from the substrate, disposed over the PV active area.
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公开(公告)号:US12241630B2
公开(公告)日:2025-03-04
申请号:US18376867
申请日:2023-10-05
Applicant: Universal Electronics Inc.
Inventor: Arsham Hatambeiki , Paul D. Arling
IPC: F24C15/02 , F24C7/08 , H04L12/28 , H04L12/64 , H04L41/0853 , H04L41/0893 , H04L41/12 , H04L67/51
Abstract: A listing of each of the plurality of appliances is used, with reference to a command and/or protoctol database, to configure a software agent to exchange communications, via a one or more communication channels, with each of the plurality of appliances. An action triggering state of at least one of the plurality of appliances is associated with an action. The action is performed when it is determined that a current state of the at least one of the plurality of appliances corresponds to the action triggering state.
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公开(公告)号:US12229470B2
公开(公告)日:2025-02-18
申请号:US17019574
申请日:2020-09-14
Applicant: Universal Electronics Inc.
Inventor: Peter William Chalmers , Jon Gallegos , Jeff Kohanek , Kenneth G. Sweeney
Abstract: When a device is determined to be capable of being of being paired with each of a plurality of appliances, a one of the plurality of appliances is automatically selected for an attempted pairing with the device. The one of the plurality of appliances is selected using priority information that has been associated with each of the plurality of appliances. Once the one of the plurality of appliances has been selected; the device is caused to automatically attempt to pair with the selected one of the plurality of appliances.
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公开(公告)号:US12219200B2
公开(公告)日:2025-02-04
申请号:US18494260
申请日:2023-10-25
Applicant: Universal Electronics Inc.
Inventor: Bhuvanesh Prabhu , Anurag Thakur
IPC: H04N5/76 , H04N9/80 , H04N21/4147 , H04N21/422 , H04N21/462 , H04N21/466 , H04N21/482 , G11B27/00
Abstract: A programming access device such as, for example, a cable or satellite set top box (STB), a digital video recorder (DVR), a personal computer, and/or a digital media receiver automatically optimizes an order of content choices presented in a content listing, such as a program guide display, favorite channel display, and/or a recording listing display based on the past viewing and/or recording history of an identified user.
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公开(公告)号:US20240427873A1
公开(公告)日:2024-12-26
申请号:US18823943
申请日:2024-09-04
Applicant: Universal Electronics Inc.
Inventor: Paul D. Arling
IPC: G06F21/44
Abstract: A method for synchronizing a first smart device with a second smart device includes causing a first setting of the second smart device to be stored in a datastore in association with a unique identifier and in response to determining a presence of the first smart device: determining that an authorization exists to synchronize the first smart device; determining that a second setting of the first smart device is to be synchronized with the first setting of the second smart device; and synchronizing the second setting of the first smart device to match the first setting of the second smart device.
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公开(公告)号:US12154428B2
公开(公告)日:2024-11-26
申请号:US18229841
申请日:2023-08-03
Applicant: Universal Electronics Inc.
Inventor: Joseph Lee Haughawout , Arsham Hatambeiki , Paul Ogaz , Jeffrey Kohanek , Patrick H. Hayes
IPC: G08C19/28 , H04N5/445 , H04N21/422 , H04N21/485 , H04N21/61 , H04N21/41
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).
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公开(公告)号:US20240289852A1
公开(公告)日:2024-08-29
申请号:US18655749
申请日:2024-05-06
Applicant: Universal Electronics Inc.
Inventor: Masakazu Sueda
IPC: G06Q30/0283 , G06Q10/02 , G06Q50/06 , G06Q50/12
CPC classification number: G06Q30/0283 , G06Q50/06 , G06Q10/02 , G06Q50/12
Abstract: A pre-defined cost savings benefit is provided to a guest as a function of an amount of a calculated cost savings that can be attributed to the guest during a period of occupancy by the guest. Utility cost saving are tracked in real-time during the period of guest occupancy and the guest will be able to use a device to visualize the utility cost savings that are being realized during this period. By being able to view the utility cost savings being realized in real-time, the guest will be incentivized to directly engage in a utility cost savings effort for the personal benefit of the guest which will, in turn, benefit the hotel.
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