公开(公告)号：US10357202B2

公开(公告)日：2019-07-23

申请号：US14531366

申请日：2014-11-03

Applicant: Universal Electronics Inc.

Inventor： David Chong Cheung Hyen ,  Patrick H. Hayes

IPC: A61B5/00 ,  H04N21/422 ,  H04N21/442 ,  H04N21/61 ,  H04N21/81 ,  A61B5/0205 ,  A61B5/11

Abstract: A hand-held device, such as a remote control, is provided for operation of a consumer appliance and is equipped with one or more biometric sensors to capture and report on the health condition of a user of the hand-held device. The data captured by such a hand-held device may be evaluated locally in the hand-held device itself or may be conveyed to a target consumer appliance either for local evaluation by that consumer appliance or for onward transmission to a central off-site monitoring service.

公开(公告)号：US10333573B2

公开(公告)日：2019-06-25

申请号：US15981041

申请日：2018-05-16

Applicant: Universal Electronics Inc.

Inventor： Patrick H. Hayes ,  Sandro David Klein

IPC: H04B1/20

Abstract: A controlling device having a plurality of user selectable operating modes, a user interface providing a plurality of function keys each operable to cause a transmission of at least one command to at least one of a plurality of appliances for commanding at least one operating function of the at least one of the plurality of appliances, and a light source for illuminating the user interface in multiple distinct colors. The light source is caused to illuminate the user interface in at least one of the multiple distinct colors as a function of a one of the plurality of operating modes in which the controlling device is currently placed.

公开(公告)号：US10306291B2

公开(公告)日：2019-05-28

申请号：US16045309

申请日：2018-07-25

Applicant: Universal Electronics Inc.

Inventor： Paul D. Arling ,  Patrick H. Hayes

IPC: G08B21/00 ,  H04N21/422 ,  H04N5/44 ,  H04N5/445 ,  H04N5/765 ,  H04N21/41 ,  H04N21/436 ,  H04N21/442 ,  H04N21/485 ,  H04N21/488 ,  H04L12/28 ,  H04N21/4363

Abstract: An entertainment device initiates a configuration process of a controlling device in response to a change in an audio visual entertainment system configuration in which at least one of a plurality devices is connected to the entertainment device as an audio and/or visual source and at least one of the plurality of devices is connected to the entertainment device as an audio and/or visual output destination for the entertainment device.

公开(公告)号：US20190065042A1

公开(公告)日：2019-02-28

申请号：US16173884

申请日：2018-10-29

Applicant: Universal Electronics Inc.

Inventor： Eric Negron ,  Patrick H. Hayes

IPC: G06F3/0488 ,  H05B37/02 ,  G06F3/01 ,  H04N21/422 ,  G06F3/041 ,  G08C17/02 ,  G08C23/04 ,  H04L12/28 ,  H04M1/725

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：US20190027027A1

公开(公告)日：2019-01-24

申请号：US16146741

申请日：2018-09-28

Applicant: Universal Electronics Inc.

Inventor： Brandt J. Thompson ,  Jon Gallegos ,  Jason L. Godwin ,  Patrick H. Hayes

IPC: G08C19/28 ,  H04N21/422 ,  G08C23/04 ,  G08C17/00

Abstract: A system and method wherein geographic data is used to configure a controlling device to control operations of a target device and/or to configure the controlling device to control tuning operations of a target device. The system additionally provides for the harmonization of controlling device configurations made on the controlling device and/or a remote computer.

公开(公告)号：US20180337702A1

公开(公告)日：2018-11-22

申请号：US15981041

申请日：2018-05-16

Applicant: Universal Electronics Inc.

Inventor： Patrick H. Hayes ,  Sandro David Klein

IPC: H04B1/20

CPC classification number: H04B1/202

Abstract: A controlling device having a plurality of user selectable operating modes, a user interface providing a plurality of function keys each operable to cause a transmission of at least one command to at least one of a plurality of appliances for commanding at least one operating function of the at least one of the plurality of appliances, and a light source for illuminating the user interface in multiple distinct colors. The light source is caused to illuminate the user interface in at least one of the multiple distinct colors as a function of a one of the plurality of operating modes in which the controlling device is currently placed.

公开(公告)号：US20180239321A1

公开(公告)日：2018-08-23

申请号：US15962451

申请日：2018-04-25

Applicant: Universal Electronics Inc.

Inventor： Olav B.M. Pouw ,  Patrick H. Hayes

IPC: G05B15/02 ,  H04N5/44 ,  G05B19/042 ,  H04N21/41 ,  H04N21/422

CPC classification number: G05B15/02 ,  G05B19/0426 ,  G05B2219/23067 ,  G05B2219/2615 ,  H04N5/4403 ,  H04N21/4126 ,  H04N21/42204 ,  H04N21/42222

Abstract: A controllable device, such as a set top box, responds to a transmission received from a one of a plurality of controlling devices of differing capabilities by entering into a one of a plurality of operating modes wherein the one of the plurality of operating modes entered into corresponds to the capabilities of the controlling device from which the transmission originated.

公开(公告)号：US20180129412A1

公开(公告)日：2018-05-10

申请号：US15865385

申请日：2018-01-09

Applicant: Universal Electronics Inc.

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

IPC: G06F3/0488 ,  G06F3/044 ,  H04N5/44 ,  G06F3/0482 ,  G06F3/0487 ,  G06F3/033 ,  G06F3/01 ,  G08C17/02 ,  H04N21/422 ,  H04N5/445 ,  G06F3/0484

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：US20180098110A1

公开(公告)日：2018-04-05

申请号：US15835164

申请日：2017-12-07

Applicant: Universal Electronics Inc.

Inventor： Paul D. Arling ,  Patrick H. Hayes

IPC: H04N21/422 ,  H04N21/488 ,  H04L12/28 ,  H04N21/485 ,  H04N21/442 ,  H04N21/4363 ,  H04N21/436 ,  H04N21/41 ,  H04N5/765 ,  H04N5/445 ,  H04N5/44

CPC classification number: H04N21/42225 ,  H04L12/2809 ,  H04L12/281 ,  H04L12/282 ,  H04N5/4403 ,  H04N5/44543 ,  H04N5/44582 ,  H04N5/765 ,  H04N21/4126 ,  H04N21/4221 ,  H04N21/42228 ,  H04N21/43615 ,  H04N21/43632 ,  H04N21/44227 ,  H04N21/485 ,  H04N21/4852 ,  H04N21/4882 ,  H04N2005/4407

Abstract: An entertainment device initiates a configuration process of a controlling device in response to a change in an audio visual entertainment system configuration in which at least one of a plurality devices is connected to the entertainment device as an audio and/or visual source and at least one of the plurality of devices is connected to the entertainment device as an audio and/or visual output destination for the entertainment device.

公开(公告)号：US20180089990A1

公开(公告)日：2018-03-29

申请号：US15789401

申请日：2017-10-20

Applicant: Universal Electronics Inc.

Inventor： Patrick H. Hayes ,  James N. Conway, JR. ,  Robert P. Lilleness ,  Paul D. Arling

IPC: G08C17/02 ,  G08C19/28 ,  H04L12/28

CPC classification number: G08C17/02 ,  G08C19/28 ,  G08C2201/20 ,  G08C2201/21 ,  G08C2201/92 ,  G08C2201/93 ,  H04L12/2805 ,  H04L12/282

Abstract: A system and method for configuring a remote control to command the operation of appliances, to capture demographic data, and to provide services, such as automated warranty registration, instructions, viewing guides, etc., relevant to the appliances is provided. The system includes a database and associated server that are located remotely from the remote control and accessible via a network connection. Command codes, graphical user interface elements, and services are accessed and downloaded to the remote control, as appropriate, using data supplied to the server that identifies the appliances and/or functional capabilities of the appliances. This data can be supplied by the appliances directly or can be obtained from other sources such as barcode labels, network devices, etc.