公开(公告)号：US20130275564A1

公开(公告)日：2013-10-17

申请号：US13915700

申请日：2013-06-12

Applicant: UNIVERSAL ELECTRONICS INC.

Inventor： Han-Sheng Yuh ,  Weidong William Wang ,  Patrick H. Hayes ,  James N. Conway, JR.

IPC: G06F15/177

CPC classification number: G05B13/02 ,  G06F8/65 ,  G06F9/44505 ,  G06F15/177 ,  H04L67/10

Abstract: A system and method for upgrading a remote control application resident on a device. Information identifying a controllable appliance is caused to be uploaded to a remote server device and the uploaded information is used to automatically display user-selectable, downloadable data files relevant to the control of the controllable appliance. Downloaded data files, which may include command codes and/or graphical user interface elements, may be used within the device to upgrade the ability of the remote control application to communicate with the controllable appliance. The information uploaded to the server may also be used to generate demographic data regarding consumer preferences.

公开(公告)号：US20130254722A1

公开(公告)日：2013-09-26

申请号：US13887964

申请日：2013-05-06

Applicant: UNIVERSAL ELECTRONICS INC.

Inventor： Arsham Hatambeiki ,  Jeffrey Kohanek ,  Pamela Eichler Keiles ,  Patrick H. Hayes

IPC: G06F3/01

CPC classification number: G06F3/04883 ,  G06F3/017 ,  G06F3/033 ,  G06F3/044 ,  G06F3/0482 ,  G06F3/04847 ,  G06F3/0487 ,  G08C17/02 ,  H04N5/4403 ,  H04N5/44543 ,  H04N21/42222 ,  H04N21/42224 ,  H04N2005/4426 ,  H04N2005/4428 ,  H04N2005/443

Abstract: A portable electronic device having an input device for receiving a gesture based input from a user is used to control a navigation operation of an appliance. The portable electronic device receives via the input device the gesture based input and uses one or more parameters stored in a memory of the portable electronic device and one or more characteristics associated with the gesture based input to cause the portable electronic device to transmit a navigation step command to thereby control the navigation operation of the appliance.

公开(公告)号：US20130241876A1

公开(公告)日：2013-09-19

申请号：US13887934

申请日：2013-05-06

Applicant: UNIVERSAL ELECTRONICS INC.

Inventor： Arsham Hatambeiki ,  Jeffrey Kohanek ,  Pamela Eichler Keiles ,  Patrick H. Hayes

IPC: G06F3/01

CPC classification number: G06F3/04883 ,  G06F3/017 ,  G06F3/033 ,  G06F3/044 ,  G06F3/0482 ,  G06F3/04847 ,  G06F3/0487 ,  G08C17/02 ,  H04N5/4403 ,  H04N5/44543 ,  H04N21/42222 ,  H04N21/42224 ,  H04N2005/4426 ,  H04N2005/4428 ,  H04N2005/443

Abstract: A portable electronic device having an input device for receiving a gesture based input from a user is used to control a navigation operation of an appliance. The portable electronic device receives via the input device the gesture based input and uses one or more parameters stored in a memory of the portable electronic device and one or more characteristics associated with the gesture based input to cause the portable electronic device to transmit a navigation step command to thereby control the navigation operation of the appliance.

公开(公告)号：US12131018B2

公开(公告)日：2024-10-29

申请号：US18371608

申请日：2023-09-22

Applicant: Universal Electronics Inc.

Inventor： Eric Negron ,  Patrick H. Hayes

IPC: G06F3/048 ,  G06F3/01 ,  G06F3/04883 ,  G08C17/02 ,  G08C23/04 ,  H04L12/28 ,  H04M1/72415 ,  H04N21/422 ,  H05B47/19 ,  H04M1/72406 ,  H04M1/72469

CPC classification number: G06F3/04883 ,  G06F3/017 ,  G08C17/02 ,  G08C23/04 ,  H04L12/282 ,  H04L12/2836 ,  H04M1/72415 ,  H04N21/42208 ,  H04N21/42224 ,  H05B47/19 ,  G08C2201/30 ,  G08C2201/32 ,  G08C2201/40 ,  G08C2201/93 ,  H04L2012/2841 ,  H04M1/72406 ,  H04M1/72469 ,  H04M2250/22

Abstract: A system for use in controlling operating functions of a controllable device includes a hand-held device and an intermediate device in communication with the hand-held device and the controllable device. The hand-held device is adapted to receive a gesture based input and to transmit a signal having data representative of the gesture based input. The intermediate device has programming for translating the data representative of the gesture based input in a signal received from the hand-held device into a command signal to be communicated to the controllable device wherein the command signal has a format appropriate for controlling an operating function of the controllable device that is associated with the gesture based input.

公开(公告)号：US11936943B2

公开(公告)日：2024-03-19

申请号：US17017207

申请日：2020-09-10

Applicant: Universal Electronics Inc.

Inventor： Gerben Meijer ,  Patrick H. Hayes

IPC: H04N21/442 ,  H04N21/214 ,  H04N21/422 ,  H04N21/4363 ,  H04N21/443 ,  H04N21/81

CPC classification number: H04N21/442 ,  H04N21/2143 ,  H04N21/42221 ,  H04N21/43637 ,  H04N21/44227 ,  H04N21/4436 ,  H04N21/8126

Abstract: A system and method for using a controllable appliance to report an inoperable state of a controlling device. The appliance is caused to repeatedly determine, at a first predetermined timed interval, if a wireless notification signal, repeatedly transmitted by the controlling device at a second predetermined timed interval, has been received from the controlling device. When the wireless notification signal has not been received from the controlling device within the first predetermined timed interval, the appliance is caused to issue a status notification that the controlling device is in an inoperable state.

公开(公告)号：US20230410642A1

公开(公告)日：2023-12-21

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 ,  H04N21/485 ,  H04N21/422 ,  H04N21/61

CPC classification number: G08C19/28 ,  H04N5/445 ,  H04N21/485 ,  H04N21/42225 ,  H04N21/4135 ,  H04N21/42204 ,  G08C2201/30 ,  G08C2201/92 ,  H04N21/6125

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：US11711590B2

公开(公告)日：2023-07-25

申请号：US16800787

申请日：2020-02-25

Applicant: Universal Electronics Inc.

Inventor： Paul D. Arling ,  Patrick H. Hayes

IPC: H04N21/482 ,  H04N21/422 ,  H04N21/442 ,  H04N21/414 ,  H04N21/45 ,  H04N21/4147 ,  H04N21/4223 ,  H04N21/462 ,  H04N21/475 ,  H04N21/4415 ,  H04N5/76 ,  H04N21/231 ,  H04N21/4143 ,  H04N21/47

CPC classification number: H04N21/4825 ,  H04N5/76 ,  H04N21/23109 ,  H04N21/4143 ,  H04N21/4147 ,  H04N21/4223 ,  H04N21/42204 ,  H04N21/4415 ,  H04N21/44204 ,  H04N21/44218 ,  H04N21/44231 ,  H04N21/4532 ,  H04N21/4622 ,  H04N21/4753 ,  H04N21/482 ,  H04N21/47

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 a current user.

公开(公告)号：US11700327B2

公开(公告)日：2023-07-11

申请号：US16941985

申请日：2020-07-29

Applicant: Universal Electronics Inc.

Inventor： Brandt Thompson ,  Patrick H. Hayes

IPC: H04W4/80 ,  H04M1/72415 ,  H04N21/418 ,  H04N21/422 ,  H04M1/72412 ,  H04B10/114

CPC classification number: H04M1/72415 ,  H04B10/1149 ,  H04M1/72412 ,  H04N21/4183 ,  H04N21/4222 ,  H04N21/42204 ,  H04W4/80 ,  H04N21/42206

Abstract: A system for use in issuing commands to a plurality of appliances each of a specific one of a plurality of different appliance types includes a smart device adapted to transmit command communications and a plurality of low-energy consuming controllers each adapted to transmit a command to a one of the plurality of appliances of a specific one of the plurality of different appliance types in response to receipt of a command communication originating from the smart device.

公开(公告)号：US11651678B2

公开(公告)日：2023-05-16

申请号：US17524549

申请日：2021-11-11

Applicant: Universal Electronics Inc.

Inventor： Joseph Lee Haughawout ,  Patrick H. Hayes

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

CPC classification number: G08C17/02 ,  G08C19/00 ,  G08C19/28 ,  H04N5/445 ,  H04N21/4221 ,  H04N21/42204 ,  H04N21/42221 ,  H04N21/42225 ,  H04N21/42226 ,  H04N21/433 ,  H04N21/6547 ,  G08C2201/20 ,  G08C2201/30 ,  G08C2201/92 ,  H04N21/26291 ,  H04N21/42227 ,  H04N21/43615 ,  H04N21/485

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：US20230047899A1

公开(公告)日：2023-02-16

申请号：US17976203

申请日：2022-10-28

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. 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.