公开(公告)号：US20240022788A1

公开(公告)日：2024-01-18

申请号：US18374381

申请日：2023-09-28

Applicant: Universal Electronics Inc.

Inventor： Arsham Hatambeiki

IPC: H04N21/4367 ,  H04N21/4627 ,  H04N21/254 ,  H04N21/4363

CPC classification number: H04N21/4367 ,  H04N21/4627 ,  H04N21/2541 ,  H04N21/43635

Abstract: A first appliance receives from a second controllable appliance a command for causing the first controllable appliance to be placed into a state and, in response, determines a trust level of the second controllable appliance. When it is determined that the second controllable appliance is trustworthy, the first controllable appliance executes the command. When it is determined that the second controllable appliance is untrustworthy, the first controllable appliance ignores the command. Otherwise, the first controllable appliance enters into a state in which the first controllable appliance waits for at least a predetermined period of time for a user to confirm whether or not the first controllable appliance should be caused to execute the command.

公开(公告)号：US20240012561A1

公开(公告)日：2024-01-11

申请号：US18371608

申请日：2023-09-22

Applicant: Universal Electronics Inc.

Inventor： Eric Negron ,  Patrick H. Hayes

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

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

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：US20240003569A1

公开(公告)日：2024-01-04

申请号：US18469098

申请日：2023-09-18

Applicant: Universal Electronics Inc.

Inventor： Michael Hoffman

IPC: F24F11/47 ,  G05B19/042 ,  F24F11/54 ,  F24F11/58 ,  F24F11/64 ,  F24F11/65

CPC classification number: F24F11/47 ,  G05B19/042 ,  F24F11/54 ,  F24F11/58 ,  F24F11/64 ,  F24F11/65 ,  F24F2140/60

Abstract: A system, method and apparatus for remote control of a thermostat by a network-based server, when the thermostat is not connected to a local or wide-area network. A network-based server calculates a modified temperature profile for a thermostat based on a utility's time-of-use pricing and/or weather forecasts. After the server has calculated the modified temperature profile, it is provided to a mobile device via a wide-area network, and the mobile device provides the modified temperature profile directly to the thermostat when the mobile device is within range of the thermostat.

公开(公告)号：US20230369524A1

公开(公告)日：2023-11-16

申请号：US17742483

申请日：2022-05-12

Applicant: Universal Electronics Inc.

Inventor： Rex Xu ,  Ara Gharapetian

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, a lens disposed over the PV active area, and a mask associated with the lens. The mask provides a finishing to a surface of the lens that functions to allow light to reach the PV active area through the mask while blending the light-based energy harvesting system into the housing.

公开(公告)号：US20230274334A1

公开(公告)日：2023-08-31

申请号：US18144874

申请日：2023-05-09

Applicant: Universal Electronics Inc.

Inventor： Paul Ogaz ,  Arsham Hatambeiki ,  Patrick H. Hayes

IPC: G06Q30/0601 ,  G06Q30/0282 ,  G06Q30/02 ,  G06Q50/00

CPC classification number: G06Q30/0631 ,  G06Q30/0625 ,  G06Q30/0282 ,  G06Q30/0278 ,  G06Q30/02 ,  G06Q30/0641 ,  G06Q50/01

Abstract: A system functions to recommend equipment expansions, additions and/or substitutions; interconnections; supplemental capabilities; features; etc. based upon a knowledge of a consumer's existing audio and/or visual system configuration.

公开(公告)号：US11736772B2

公开(公告)日：2023-08-22

申请号：US17688124

申请日：2022-03-07

Applicant: Universal Electronics Inc.

Inventor： Matthew Acosta

IPC: H04N21/485 ,  F24F13/24 ,  G05B15/02 ,  G06F3/16

CPC classification number: H04N21/4852 ,  F24F13/24 ,  G05B15/02 ,  G06F3/165

Abstract: A system, apparatus and method for automatically controlling the volume of a home entertainment device by an HVAC component. An HVAC component determines when it, or another HVAC, is active or not, and causes a home entertainment device to adjust its volume accordingly.

公开(公告)号：US11722744B2

公开(公告)日：2023-08-08

申请号：US16595023

申请日：2019-10-07

Applicant: Universal Electronics Inc.

Inventor： Paul D. Arling ,  Patrick H. Hayes

IPC: H04N21/482 ,  H04N21/422 ,  H04N21/442 ,  H04N21/414 ,  H04N21/462 ,  H04N21/475 ,  H04N21/4147 ,  H04N21/4223 ,  H04N21/45 ,  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 receivers 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：US11721496B2

公开(公告)日：2023-08-08

申请号：US17987988

申请日：2022-11-16

Applicant: Universal Electronics Inc.

Inventor： Gerben Meijer

IPC: H01H9/02 ,  H01H35/02 ,  H04N21/422 ,  G06F3/0346 ,  G08C17/00

CPC classification number: H01H9/0214 ,  G06F3/0346 ,  G08C17/00 ,  H01H35/025 ,  H04N21/42222 ,  G06F2203/0384 ,  G08C2201/32

Abstract: Axis orientation compensation is provided in a system in which movement of a controlling device is used to control navigational functions of a target appliance by determining which one of plural sides of the controlling device is an active side of the controlling device and by causing navigational functions of the target appliance made relative to at least one of an X, Y, and Z axis of the target appliance to be dynamically aligned with movements of the controlling device made relative to at least one of an A, B, and C axis of the controlling device as a function of the one of the plural sides of the controlling device that is determined to be the active side of the controlling device.

公开(公告)号：US11700412B2

公开(公告)日：2023-07-11

申请号：US17137960

申请日：2020-12-30

Applicant: Universal Electronics Inc.

Inventor： Rex Xu ,  Wesley Millora ,  Steven McAllister ,  Arsham Hatambeiki ,  Nicu Ahmadi ,  Jelmer Jonkman ,  Steve Gutman ,  Norman G. Sheridan ,  Haiming Huang

IPC: H04N21/422 ,  G10L15/22

CPC classification number: H04N21/42203 ,  G10L15/22 ,  H04N21/42227 ,  G10L2015/223

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：US20230209121A1

公开(公告)日：2023-06-29

申请号：US18078265

申请日：2022-12-09

Applicant: Universal Electronics Inc.

Inventor： Thomas Hascher ,  Menno Koopmans

IPC: H04N21/422

CPC classification number: H04N21/42227 ,  H04N21/42222 ,  H04N21/42221 ,  H04N21/42216

Abstract: A configurable input element of a controlling device is configured by using a data representative of an over-the-top (OTT) media app determined to be installed on an OTT device and a data representative of the OTT device to identify at least one command that is required to be transmitted to cause the OTT device to launch the OTT media app. The at least one command is provisioned to the controlling device and assigned to the configurable input element. When the input element is subsequently activated, the controlling device will transmit the at least one command to cause the OTT device to launch the OTT media app.