公开(公告)号：US20230370690A1

公开(公告)日：2023-11-16

申请号：US18361291

申请日：2023-07-28

Applicant: Universal Electronics Inc.

Inventor： Matthew Acosta

IPC: H04N21/485 ,  F24F13/24 ,  G05B15/02 ,  G06F3/16

CPC classification number: H04N21/4852 ,  F24F13/24 ,  G05B15/02 ,  G06F3/165

Abstract: A system, apparatus and method for automatically controlling the volume of a home entertainment device by an HVAC component. An HVAC component determines when it, or another HVAC, is active or not, and causes a home entertainment device to adjust its volume accordingly.

公开(公告)号：US20230370670A1

公开(公告)日：2023-11-16

申请号：US18224106

申请日：2023-07-20

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

CPC classification number: H04N21/42204 ,  H04N5/765 ,  H04N5/775 ,  H04N21/42216 ,  H04N21/42227 ,  H04N21/43635 ,  H04N21/4424 ,  H04N21/4516 ,  H04N21/485 ,  H04N21/41265 ,  H04N21/4221 ,  H04N21/42221

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：US20230362445A1

公开(公告)日：2023-11-09

申请号：US18223131

申请日：2023-07-18

Applicant: Universal Electronics Inc.

Inventor： Ramaiah Satish

IPC: H04N21/466 ,  H04N21/422 ,  H04N21/442

CPC classification number: H04N21/4667 ,  H04N21/42227 ,  H04N21/466 ,  H04N21/44204 ,  H04N21/44222

Abstract: A consumer electronic device tracks the current channel to which the electronic consumer device is tuned. The consumer electronic device determines an amount of time that the current channel remains unchanged. Based at least in part on this amount of time, the consumer electronic device determines whether the current channel should be stored as a favorite channel. When the consumer electronic device subsequently receives a favorite channel command, the consumer electronic device is caused to tune to the favorite channel that is currently stored in memory. Changing user preferences are thus automatically accommodated without manual intervention, resulting in an effortless user interface.

公开(公告)号：US20230335352A1

公开(公告)日：2023-10-19

申请号：US18212256

申请日：2023-06-21

Applicant: Universal Electronics Inc.

Inventor： Gerben Meijer

IPC: H01H9/02 ,  G06F3/0346 ,  H01H35/02 ,  G08C17/00 ,  H04N21/422

CPC classification number: H01H9/0214 ,  G06F3/0346 ,  H01H35/025 ,  G08C17/00 ,  H04N21/42222 ,  G06F2203/0384 ,  G08C2201/32

Abstract: Axis orientation compensation is provided in a system in which movement of a controlling device is used to control navigational functions of a target appliance by determining which one of plural sides of the controlling device is an active side of the controlling device and by causing navigational functions of the target appliance made relative to at least one of an X, Y, and Z axis of the target appliance to be dynamically aligned with movements of the controlling device made relative to at least one of an A, B, and C axis of the controlling device as a function of the one of the plural sides of the controlling device that is determined to be the active side of the controlling device.

公开(公告)号：US11769398B2

公开(公告)日：2023-09-26

申请号：US17748254

申请日：2022-05-19

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：US11761662B2

公开(公告)日：2023-09-19

申请号：US15859573

申请日：2017-12-31

Applicant: Universal Electronics Inc.

Inventor： Thomas Thibault

IPC: G05B21/00 ,  G01M1/38 ,  G05B13/00 ,  G05B15/00 ,  G05D23/00 ,  F24F11/46 ,  F24F11/64 ,  F24F11/65 ,  F24F11/67 ,  F24D19/10 ,  G05B13/02 ,  F24F11/61 ,  F24F11/58 ,  F24F120/10 ,  F24F110/10 ,  F24F110/12 ,  F24F130/10

CPC classification number: F24F11/46 ,  F24D19/1084 ,  F24F11/58 ,  F24F11/61 ,  F24F11/64 ,  F24F11/65 ,  F24F11/67 ,  G05B13/026 ,  F24F2110/10 ,  F24F2110/12 ,  F24F2120/10 ,  F24F2130/10 ,  F24F2221/54 ,  G05B2219/2614

Abstract: Various ways to control the ambient temperature of a room in a structure are described. In one embodiment, a method for intelligently controlling an ambient room temperature in a structure is described, comprising receiving a future outdoor temperature forecast related to a geographic area where the structure is located, and altering a temperature profile for controlling the ambient room temperature based on the future outdoor temperature forecast.

公开(公告)号：US11756413B2

公开(公告)日：2023-09-12

申请号：US17834486

申请日：2022-06-07

Applicant: Universal Electronics Inc.

Inventor： Michael Courtney ,  Jeremy Mickelsen ,  Khanh Nguyen ,  Haiming Huang ,  Jan van Ee ,  Lokanath Penukonda ,  Jesus Perez

IPC: G08C17/02 ,  H04W84/18

CPC classification number: G08C17/02 ,  G08C2201/32 ,  G08C2201/92 ,  H04W84/18

Abstract: A radio frequency connection between a controlling device and a one of a plurality of controllable appliances in an environment is used to determine when the controlling device is pointing more towards the one of the plurality of controllable appliances relative to remaining ones of the plurality of controllable appliances. When it is determined that the controlling device is pointing more towards the one of the plurality of controllable appliances relative to remaining ones of the plurality of controllable appliances, the controlling device automatically makes active a command codeset usable to transmit commands to command functional operations of the one of the plurality of controllable appliances.

公开(公告)号：US20230280888A1

公开(公告)日：2023-09-07

申请号：US18197334

申请日：2023-05-15

Applicant: Universal Electronics Inc.

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

IPC: G06F3/0484 ,  G08C23/04 ,  G11B27/34 ,  H04N21/422 ,  G08C17/02 ,  G11B27/034 ,  H04N21/81 ,  G06F9/06 ,  G06F1/16 ,  G06F3/01 ,  G06F8/10 ,  G06F3/0486

CPC classification number: G06F3/0484 ,  G08C23/04 ,  G11B27/34 ,  H04N21/42208 ,  H04N21/42204 ,  G08C17/02 ,  H04N21/42228 ,  H04N21/42224 ,  G11B27/034 ,  H04N21/8186 ,  G08C2201/30 ,  G06F9/06 ,  G06F1/16 ,  G06F3/01 ,  G06F8/10 ,  G08C2201/20 ,  G08C2201/92 ,  G08C2201/21 ,  G06F3/0486

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：US20230267825A1

公开(公告)日：2023-08-24

申请号：US18140829

申请日：2023-04-28

Applicant: Universal Electronics Inc.

Inventor： Jesus Perez ,  Joven Jubilo ,  Rex Xu ,  Jeffrey Kohanek ,  Brandt Thompson

IPC: G08C17/02 ,  G08C23/04 ,  H04M1/72415

CPC classification number: G08C17/02 ,  G08C23/04 ,  H04M1/72415 ,  G08C2201/40 ,  G08C2201/92 ,  G08C2201/93 ,  H04M2250/22

Abstract: A bridge device, in communication with a smart device, functions to command one or more controllable appliances in response to communications received from the smart device. The bridge device also includes input elements by which the bridge device can be used to directly command common functional operations of the one or more controllable appliances. In this manner, common functional operations, such as volume control, playback pause/resume control, etc., may be made readily available without necessitating the use of the smart device, whilst the more sophisticated GUI provided by the smart device remote control app may be advantageously utilized when more complex or less frequently used command functions are to be performed.

公开(公告)号：US11687217B2

公开(公告)日：2023-06-27

申请号：US17686710

申请日：2022-03-04

Applicant: Universal Electronics Inc.

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

IPC: G06F3/0484 ,  H04N21/422 ,  H04N21/81 ,  G06F8/10 ,  G06F3/01 ,  G06F3/0486 ,  G08C17/02 ,  G08C23/04 ,  G11B27/034 ,  G11B27/34 ,  G06F1/16 ,  G06F9/06

CPC classification number: G06F3/0484 ,  G08C17/02 ,  G08C23/04 ,  G11B27/034 ,  G11B27/34 ,  H04N21/42204 ,  H04N21/42208 ,  H04N21/42224 ,  H04N21/42228 ,  H04N21/8186 ,  G06F1/16 ,  G06F3/01 ,  G06F3/0486 ,  G06F8/10 ,  G06F9/06 ,  G08C2201/20 ,  G08C2201/21 ,  G08C2201/30 ,  G08C2201/92

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.