公开(公告)号：USD1042404S1

公开(公告)日：2024-09-17

申请号：US29871138

申请日：2023-02-13

Applicant: Universal Electronics Inc.

Designer： Rex Xu ,  Ara Gharapetian

Abstract: FIG. 1 is a left, top perspective view of our design of a rocker switch for a remote control.
FIG. 2 is a right, top perspective view thereof.
FIG. 3 is a top plan view thereof.
FIG. 4 is a bottom view thereof.
FIG. 5 is a left, side elevation view thereof.
FIG. 6 is a right, side elevation view thereof.
FIG. 7 is a front elevation view thereof; and,
FIG. 8 is a rear elevation view thereof.
The broken lines shown in the figures represent portions of the rocker switch for remote control and form no part of the claimed design.

公开(公告)号：US20240097063A1

公开(公告)日：2024-03-21

申请号：US18523378

申请日：2023-11-29

Applicant: Universal Electronics Inc.

Inventor： Rex Xu ,  Steven McAllister ,  Brian Ryan ,  Huub Mulhof

IPC: H01L31/054

CPC classification number: H01L31/0543 ,  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.

公开(公告)号：US20240038917A1

公开(公告)日：2024-02-01

申请号：US18376922

申请日：2023-10-05

Applicant: Universal Electronics Inc.

Inventor： Rex Xu ,  Ara Ghrapetian

IPC: H01L31/054

CPC classification number: H01L31/0543 ,  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.

公开(公告)号：US20230269416A1

公开(公告)日：2023-08-24

申请号：US18138051

申请日：2023-04-22

Applicant: Universal Electronics Inc.

Inventor： Menno Koopmans ,  Rex Xu ,  Thomas Hascher

IPC: H04N21/422 ,  G06K7/14 ,  G06F3/02 ,  G06F3/023 ,  G08C17/00 ,  H04N21/41 ,  H04N21/438 ,  H04N21/4223 ,  G06F1/16

CPC classification number: H04N21/42227 ,  G06K7/1443 ,  G06F3/0219 ,  G06F3/0238 ,  G08C17/00 ,  H04N21/4126 ,  H04N21/4383 ,  G06K7/1417 ,  H04N21/4223 ,  G06F1/1666

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.

公开(公告)号：US20230019304A1

公开(公告)日：2023-01-19

申请号：US17951778

申请日：2022-09-23

Applicant: Universal Electronics Inc.

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

IPC: G06F3/04842 ,  G06F16/00 ,  G06F3/0484 ,  G06F3/04886 ,  H04N21/422 ,  H04N21/4223 ,  H04N21/485 ,  H04N21/81 ,  H04N21/41 ,  G06F3/04817 ,  G06F3/0485 ,  G05B15/02 ,  G06F3/0482

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：US11451618B2

公开(公告)日：2022-09-20

申请号：US16717546

申请日：2019-12-17

Applicant: Universal Electronics Inc.

Inventor： Arsham Hatambeiki ,  Haiming Huang ,  Nicu Ahmadi ,  Rex Xu ,  Wesley Millora

IPC: H04L67/10 ,  H04W8/24 ,  G06F8/61 ,  G05B15/02

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：US20210243488A1

公开(公告)日：2021-08-05

申请号：US17217587

申请日：2021-03-30

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

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：US20210104152A1

公开(公告)日：2021-04-08

申请号：US17126731

申请日：2020-12-18

Applicant: Universal Electronics Inc.

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

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

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：US20210104151A1

公开(公告)日：2021-04-08

申请号：US17126185

申请日：2020-12-18

Applicant: Universal Electronics Inc.

Inventor： Rex Xu ,  Jesus Perez ,  Jon Gallegos

IPC: G08C17/02 ,  G06F3/0488 ,  G06F3/023 ,  G06F3/0482 ,  G06F3/0354 ,  H04N21/422

Abstract: An apparatus, system and method is described for controlling one or more consumer electronic devices that is performed by a smart device. The smart device causes one or more graphical elements, each for performing a particular operation to be displayed. The smart device then causes an action to be performed when the user selects one of the graphical elements, for example by pressing one of the keys on the universal controlling device or by speaking a command.

公开(公告)号：US20190114907A1

公开(公告)日：2019-04-18

申请号：US16157907

申请日：2018-10-11

Applicant: Universal Electronics Inc.

Inventor： Rex Xu ,  Jesus Perez ,  Jon Gallegos

IPC: G08C17/02 ,  G06F3/0488

Abstract: An apparatus, system and method is described for controlling one or more consumer electronic devices that is performed by a smart device in cooperation with a universal controlling device. The smart device causes a particular consumer electronic device template to be displayed to a user in response to receiving an indication of a particular key that was touched by the user on the universal controlling device. The template comprises one or more graphical elements, each for performing a particular operation in association with the particular consumer electronic device. The smart device then causes an action to be performed when the user selects one of the graphical elements by pressing one of the keys on the universal controlling device.