公开(公告)号：US10719231B2

公开(公告)日：2020-07-21

申请号：US16532105

申请日：2019-08-05

Applicant: Universal Electronics Inc.

Inventor： Eric Negron ,  Patrick H. Hayes

IPC: H04N5/44 ,  H04M1/725 ,  H04M11/00 ,  G06F3/0488 ,  H04N21/422 ,  H04L12/28 ,  G08C17/02 ,  G08C23/04 ,  H05B47/19 ,  G06F3/01 ,  G06F3/041

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：US20200221157A1

公开(公告)日：2020-07-09

申请号：US16825458

申请日：2020-03-20

Applicant: Universal Electronics Inc.

Inventor： Jeremy Black ,  Patrick H. Hayes

IPC: H04N21/422 ,  H04N5/44 ,  H04N21/6547 ,  H04N21/4363 ,  H04M1/725 ,  H04L12/28

Abstract: A slave relay station is adapted to serve and/or host pages comprising a simplified graphic user interface (GUI) encoded in a widely recognized format such as, for example, HTML or WML. The GUI embodies activatable links corresponding to control functions for configured appliances. A wireless phone or other device with network access and the capability to process and present such pages, for example via a Web browser, may then be utilized to effect control of such appliances by simply navigating to the network address of the slave relay station, obtaining an appropriate GUI page, and interacting with the links.

公开(公告)号：US20200211366A1

公开(公告)日：2020-07-02

申请号：US16814493

申请日：2020-03-10

Applicant: Universal Electronics Inc.

Inventor： Paul D. Arling

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

Abstract: 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：US20200097145A1

公开(公告)日：2020-03-26

申请号：US16596458

申请日：2019-10-08

Applicant: Universal Electronics Inc.

Inventor： Steven M. Pope ,  Raymond O. Chock ,  Norman G. Sheridan

IPC: G06F3/0482 ,  H04N5/44

Abstract: A browser device communicates via Wi-Fi with a central function device. The function device has information regarding all the various remote controls needed by the consumer. The function device communicates wirelessly with the browser device and in turn then operates all of the consumer's electronic devices

公开(公告)号：US20200092511A1

公开(公告)日：2020-03-19

申请号：US16592503

申请日：2019-10-03

Applicant: Universal Electronics Inc.

Inventor： Joseph Lee Haughawout ,  Mauro Dresti ,  Sandro David Klein ,  Alex Louie ,  Han-Sheng Yuh ,  Steve LanPing Huang ,  Patrick H. Hayes ,  Weidong William Wang

IPC: H04N5/44 ,  H04N21/422 ,  H04N21/482 ,  H04N21/472 ,  H04N21/485 ,  H04N21/4722 ,  H04N21/41 ,  H04N21/436 ,  H04N21/45 ,  H04N21/431 ,  H04N5/445 ,  H04B1/20 ,  G01C21/36 ,  G06F3/0481 ,  G06F3/0482 ,  G06F3/0485 ,  G09B29/10 ,  H04N21/438

Abstract: A method for controlling the operation of a plurality of consumer electronic devices by displaying a plurality of broadcast channel identifiers each corresponding to a broadcast channel in a display of a controlling device adapted to command at least channel tuning operations of the plurality of consumer electronic devices. Input is accepted into the controlling device that functions to designate one of the plurality of broadcast channel identifiers and the controlling device uses the designation of the one of the plurality of broadcast channel identifiers to cause a transmission of a wireless signal from the controlling device to a one of the plurality of consumer electronic devices to thereby cause the one of the plurality of consumer electronic devices to tune to the broadcast channel corresponding to the designated one of the plurality of broadcast channel identifiers. A condition associated with at least one of the controlling device and the designated one of the plurality of broadcast channel identifiers functions to determine the one of the plurality of consumer electronic devices to which the wireless signal is transmitted.

公开(公告)号：US10593195B2

公开(公告)日：2020-03-17

申请号：US16156766

申请日：2018-10-10

Applicant: Universal Electronics Inc.

Inventor： Maryam Owrang ,  Nikki Ahmadi ,  Jan Van Ee ,  Chris Chambers ,  Arsham Hatambeiki

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

Abstract: 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：US20200051425A1

公开(公告)日：2020-02-13

申请号：US16595684

申请日：2019-10-08

Applicant: Universal Electronics Inc.

Inventor： George Vergis

IPC: G08C23/04 ,  G08C19/28 ,  H04N5/44

Abstract: A codeset is described in a Public Codeset Communication Format (PCCF) as a format block including a plurality of fields having readily decipherable values, such as ASCII character values. One field is a mark/space information field that includes a sequence of mark time indicators and space time indicators for an operational signal of the codeset. A second field is a signal characteristic information field for the operational signal. Signal characteristic information may include carrier on/off information, repeat frame information, toggle control information, and last frame information. The PCCF is a codeset interchange format of general applicability.

公开(公告)号：US20190253548A1

公开(公告)日：2019-08-15

申请号：US16391575

申请日：2019-04-23

Applicant: Universal Electronics Inc.

Inventor： Brandt Thompson ,  Patrick H. Hayes

IPC: H04M1/725 ,  H04N21/422 ,  H04N21/418 ,  H04W4/80 ,  H04N5/44 ,  H04B10/114

CPC classification number: H04M1/72533 ,  H04B10/1149 ,  H04M1/7253 ,  H04N5/4403 ,  H04N21/4183 ,  H04N21/4222 ,  H04N2005/4405 ,  H04W4/80

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：US20190238923A1

公开(公告)日：2019-08-01

申请号：US16381278

申请日：2019-04-11

Applicant: Universal Electronics Inc.

Inventor： Paul D. Arling ,  Patrick H. Hayes

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

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：US10365735B2

公开(公告)日：2019-07-30

申请号：US15983372

申请日：2018-05-18

Applicant: Universal Electronics Inc.

Inventor： Stephen Brian Gates ,  Jeremy K. Black

IPC: G09G5/00 ,  G06F3/038 ,  G06F3/0354 ,  G06F1/32 ,  G06F1/3234 ,  G06F3/02 ,  G06F3/0488

Abstract: A hand-held device with a sensor for providing a signal indicative of a position of the hand-held device relative to an object surface enables power to the sensor at a first time interval when the hand-held device is indicated to be in a position that is stationary and adjacent relative to the object surface, enables power to the sensor at a second time interval shorter than the first time interval when the hand-held device is indicated to be in a position that is moving and adjacent relative to the object surface, and enables power to the sensor at a third time interval when the hand-held device is determined to be in a position that is removed relative to the object surface.