公开(公告)号：US20230316896A1

公开(公告)日：2023-10-05

申请号：US17810694

申请日：2022-07-05

申请人： OHSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.

发明人： Gyung Hwan CHU ,  Ji Hoon KIM ,  So Young LEE ,  Jae Geun LEE

IPC分类号： G08C23/04 ,  G06F21/10

CPC分类号： G08C23/04 ,  G06F21/10 ,  G08C2201/60 ,  G08C2201/20

摘要： A remote control device for remotely controlling a target device to be controlled is provided. The remote control device includes a communication module configured to transmit a request a license activation to an external server via a gateway along with first remote control device information for identifying the remote control device and first infrared (IR) library information for identifying the IR library DB, receive, from the gateway via the gateway, license activation information encrypted by an encryption algorithm, the encrypted license activation information including second remote control device information, second IR library information, and a license activation key code for the IR library DB, an input module configured to receive a user input for remotely controlling a target electronic device to be controlled, and a controller module configured to decrypt the encrypted license activation information by a decryption algorithm to extract the second remote control device information, the second IR library information and a license activation key code, and activate the IR library DB with the license activation key code, and generate remote control signals corresponding to the user input, utilizing the activated IR library database.

公开(公告)号：US11776388B1

公开(公告)日：2023-10-03

申请号：US17119081

申请日：2020-12-11

申请人： Amazon Technologies, Inc.

发明人： Matthew L. Chaboud

IPC分类号： G08C23/04 ,  G08C17/02 ,  H04N21/422

CPC分类号： G08C23/04 ,  G08C17/02 ,  H04N21/42221 ,  H04N21/42226 ,  G08C2201/21 ,  G08C2201/92

摘要： Devices and methods are provided for masking signals from multi-mode remote control devices. A method may include receiving, by a first device, a first key command from the first device or a second device operatively connected to the first device, the first key command indicative of a first infrared (IR) command code received by the first device or the second device. The method may include receiving a non-IR message and determining, based on the message, that the first key command is associated with a second IR command code for controlling a third device. The method may include preventing, based on the determination that the first key command is associated with the second IR command code for controlling the third device, the first key command from causing the first device or the second device to perform an action.

公开(公告)号：US11733835B2

公开(公告)日：2023-08-22

申请号：US18061507

申请日：2022-12-05

申请人： Sonos, Inc.

发明人： Robert Reimann ,  Joni Hoadley

IPC分类号： G06F3/048 ,  G06F3/0482 ,  G06F16/44 ,  G08C17/02 ,  G08C23/04 ,  G11B19/02 ,  G06F3/0486 ,  G06F3/04817 ,  G06F3/04842 ,  G06F3/04847 ,  G06F3/16 ,  G06F3/04883

CPC分类号： G06F3/0482 ,  G06F3/0486 ,  G06F3/04817 ,  G06F3/04842 ,  G06F3/04847 ,  G06F3/04883 ,  G06F3/165 ,  G06F16/44 ,  G08C17/02 ,  G08C23/04 ,  G11B19/025

摘要： Some embodiments of the disclosed systems and methods include displaying a graphical user interface comprising a first section and a second section, wherein the first section includes a first media icon corresponding to a first media item, and wherein the second section includes a first zone icon corresponding to a first zone comprising a first set of one or more playback devices; and in response to detecting a drag of the first media icon to the first zone icon, instructing at least one playback device in the first set of one or more playback devices to play the first media item corresponding to the first media icon.

公开(公告)号：US20230260392A1

公开(公告)日：2023-08-17

申请号：US18303625

申请日：2023-04-20

申请人： ROKU, INC.

发明人： Eric Casten Riepling

IPC分类号： G08C23/04 ,  H04B10/50

CPC分类号： G08C23/04 ,  H04B10/501

摘要： Disclosed herein are system, apparatus, article of manufacture, method and/or computer program product embodiments, and/or combinations and sub-combinations thereof, for a remote control system that improves one or more of directionality, target specificity, signal specificity, and bandwidth. An example embodiment is a remote control system that includes a radiation source configured to generate an infrared radiation projection based on one or more remote control codes to control a device. The remote control system further includes an optical controller configured to adjust one or more parameters associated with the infrared radiation projection before the infrared radiation projection is emitted to the device.

公开(公告)号：US11656743B2

公开(公告)日：2023-05-23

申请号：US17410054

申请日：2021-08-24

申请人： Universal Electronics Inc.

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

IPC分类号： 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分类号： 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

摘要： 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：US11651677B2

公开(公告)日：2023-05-16

申请号：US17461237

申请日：2021-08-30

申请人： Universal Electronics Inc.

发明人： Paul D. Arling ,  Brian Barnett

IPC分类号： G08C17/02 ,  H04N21/422 ,  G08C23/04 ,  H04N21/4363

CPC分类号： G08C17/02 ,  G08C23/04 ,  H04N21/42226 ,  G08C2201/20 ,  G08C2201/30 ,  G08C2201/40 ,  G08C2201/70 ,  G08C2201/92 ,  G08C2201/93 ,  H04N21/42225 ,  H04N21/4363

摘要： In response to a detected presence of an intended target appliance within a logical topography of controllable appliances identity information associated with the intended target appliance is used to automatically add to a graphical user interface of a controlling device an icon representative of the intended target appliance and to create at a Universal Control Engine a listing of communication methods for use in controlling corresponding functional operations of the intended target appliance. When the icon is later activated, the controlling device is placed into an operating state appropriate for controlling functional operations of the intended target appliance while the Universal Control Engine uses at least one of the communication methods to transmit at least one command to place the intended target appliance into a predetermined operating state.

公开(公告)号：US20230074035A1

公开(公告)日：2023-03-09

申请号：US17985392

申请日：2022-11-11

申请人： Universal Electronics Inc.

发明人： Daniel SauFu Mui

IPC分类号： G08C19/00 ,  G08C23/04

摘要： 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.

公开(公告)号：US11582503B2

公开(公告)日：2023-02-14

申请号：US17512064

申请日：2021-10-27

申请人： DISH Technologies L.L.C.

发明人： Henry Gregg Martch ,  Luke VanDuyn

IPC分类号： H04N21/422 ,  G08B6/00 ,  G08C17/02 ,  H04N21/482 ,  H04N21/41 ,  G08C23/04

摘要： A remote control system and related method for controlling a video device are presented. The remote control system contains a plurality of buttons arranged in a grid pattern that correspond to user selectable options displayed on a display screen arranged in the same grid pattern. The user selects options on the screen by pressing the corresponding button on the remote control.

公开(公告)号：US11568738B2

公开(公告)日：2023-01-31

申请号：US16731507

申请日：2019-12-31

申请人： Universal Electronics Inc.

发明人： Dan M. McKay ,  Raymond O. Chock

IPC分类号： G08C23/04 ,  G08C19/28 ,  H04N7/14

摘要： A set top box receives from a remote control device one or more of a codeset identifier, data indicative of a brand and model for a consumer electronic device, and remote control diagnostic information. The set top box then causes information representative of the received codeset identifier, data indicative of a brand and model for a consumer electronic device, and remote control diagnostic information to be displayed in a display device associated with the set top box.

公开(公告)号：US11564008B2

公开(公告)日：2023-01-24

申请号：US17144960

申请日：2021-01-08

申请人： The Nielsen Company (US), LLC

发明人： Matja{hacek over (z)} Finc

IPC分类号： H04N21/442 ,  G08C23/04 ,  H04N21/422

摘要： Systems, apparatus, articles of manufacture, and methods are disclosed for media monitoring and audience measurement. An example system includes a symbol alphabet meter to generate a query symbol alphabet based on captured data of an optical pulse stream, the optical pulse stream detected from a media remote control. The example system also includes a symbol alphabet matcher to apply a probability function to the query symbol alphabet and a reference symbol alphabet to determine a symbol alphabet matching probability, and determine a symbol alphabet match based on the symbol alphabet matching probability. In addition, the example system includes a key code detector to determine a key code based on the symbol alphabet match.