公开(公告)号：US20210134281A1

公开(公告)日：2021-05-06

申请号：US17148050

申请日：2021-01-13

Applicant: Universal Electronics Inc.

Inventor： Arsham Hatambeiki

IPC: G10L15/20 ,  G10L15/22 ,  G06F3/16

Abstract: A system and method for controlling a controllable appliance resident in an environment which includes a device adapted to receive speech input. The system and method establishes a noise threshold for the environment in which the device is operating, receives at the device a speech input, determines a noise level for the environment at the time the speech input is received by the device, compares the determined noise level to the established noise threshold, and causes one or more commands to be automatically issued to the controllable device to thereby cause the controllable device to transition from a first volume level to a second volume level that is less than the first volume level when the determined noise level for the environment is greater than the established noise threshold for the environment.

公开(公告)号：US10991239B2

公开(公告)日：2021-04-27

申请号：US16778638

申请日：2020-01-31

Applicant: Universal Electronics Inc.

Inventor： Paul D. Arling ,  Ramzi Ammari ,  Arsham Hatambeiki ,  Graham Williams ,  Brian Barnett

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：US20210120300A1

公开(公告)日：2021-04-22

申请号：US17075300

申请日：2020-10-20

Applicant: Universal Electronics Inc.

Inventor： Paul D. Arling ,  Arsham Hatambeiki

IPC: H04N21/422 ,  H04N21/475

Abstract: A method of controlling the operating mode of a remote device based upon a local user preference setting includes determining a user privacy setting by a user at a local device and storing the user privacy setting. The user privacy setting is conveyed to the remote device and the operational mode of the remote device is modified based upon the transmitted user privacy preference setting. The operational mode of the remote device is returned to the normal operational mode upon meeting a predetermined condition.

公开(公告)号：US10820047B2

公开(公告)日：2020-10-27

申请号：US14461928

申请日：2014-08-18

Applicant: UNIVERSAL ELECTRONICS INC.

Inventor： Arsham Hatambeiki ,  Paul D. Arling

IPC: H04N21/475 ,  H04N21/442 ,  H04N21/485 ,  H04N21/422 ,  H04N21/433 ,  H04N21/441 ,  H04N21/466 ,  G06Q30/02

Abstract: Sensing interfaces associated with a home entertainment system are used to automate a system response to events which occur in a viewing area associated with the home entertainment system. Data derived from such sensing interfaces may also be used to enhance the response readiness of one or more system components. Still further, user presence data derived from such sensing interfaces may be used to capture and report user viewing habits and/or preferences.

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：US20190187808A1

公开(公告)日：2019-06-20

申请号：US16279095

申请日：2019-02-19

Applicant: Universal Electronics Inc.

Inventor： Arsham Hatambeiki ,  Jeffrey Kohanek ,  Pamela Eichler Keiles

IPC: G06F3/02 ,  G06F3/0354 ,  H01H9/02 ,  H01H25/04 ,  G06F3/041 ,  G06F3/044

CPC classification number: G06F3/0219 ,  G06F3/03547 ,  G06F3/041 ,  G06F3/0414 ,  G06F3/044 ,  G06F2203/04106 ,  H01H9/0235 ,  H01H25/041

Abstract: A controlling device has a moveable touch sensitive panel positioned above a plurality of switches. When the controlling device senses an activation of at least one of the plurality of switches when caused by a movement of the touch sensitive panel resulting from an input at an input location upon the touch sensitive surface, the controlling device responds by transmitting a signal to an appliance wherein the signal is reflective of the input location upon the touch sensitive surface.

公开(公告)号：US20170289484A1

公开(公告)日：2017-10-05

申请号：US15626357

申请日：2017-06-19

Applicant: Universal Electronics Inc.

Inventor： Paul D. Arling ,  Ramzi Ammari ,  Arsham Hatambeiki ,  Graham Williams

IPC: H04N5/44 ,  G08C23/04 ,  H04B1/20 ,  H04N5/60 ,  H04N21/422 ,  H04N21/436 ,  G08C17/02

CPC classification number: H04N5/4403 ,  G08C17/02 ,  G08C23/04 ,  G08C2201/40 ,  G08C2201/92 ,  H04B1/205 ,  H04L12/282 ,  H04L12/2827 ,  H04L2012/2841 ,  H04L2012/2849 ,  H04N5/60 ,  H04N21/42204 ,  H04N21/4222 ,  H04N21/43615 ,  H04N2005/4426 ,  H04N2005/4435 ,  H04N2005/4442

Abstract: A device receives a request from a controlling device, such as a remote control, smart phone, or the like, where the request is intended to have one or more target devices perform one or more functional operations. The device responds to the request by applying the optimum methodology to propagate one or more commands to each intended target appliance to cause each intended target appliance to perform the intended one or more functional operations.

公开(公告)号：US09641785B2

公开(公告)日：2017-05-02

申请号：US15180188

申请日：2016-06-13

Applicant: UNIVERSAL ELECTRONICS INC.

Inventor： Brian Barnett ,  Arsham Hatambeiki ,  Rex Xu ,  Jesus Perez

IPC: H04N5/44 ,  H04N5/765 ,  H04N21/422 ,  H04N21/4363 ,  H04N21/442 ,  H04N21/45 ,  H04N21/485 ,  H04N5/775

CPC classification number: H04N5/4403 ,  H04N5/765 ,  H04N5/775 ,  H04N21/42216 ,  H04N21/42227 ,  H04N21/43635 ,  H04N21/4424 ,  H04N21/4516 ,  H04N21/485 ,  H04N2005/4407 ,  H04N2005/4412 ,  H04N2005/4426 ,  H04N2005/4439

Abstract: A controlling device is automatically configured to issue a communication directly to a first controllable appliance to control a functional operation of the first controllable appliance in the event that the first controllable appliance is determined to be unresponsive to a command communication transmitted to the first controllable appliance via a digital communications link or to issue a communication to a second controllable appliance to control the functional operation of the first controllable appliance via a digital communications link in the event that first controllable appliance is determined to be responsive to a command communication transmitted to the first controllable appliance via a digital communications link.

公开(公告)号：US09558654B2

公开(公告)日：2017-01-31

申请号：US14269818

申请日：2014-05-05

Applicant: UNIVERSAL ELECTRONICS INC.

Inventor： Paul D. Arling ,  Patrick H. Hayes ,  Arsham Hatambeiki

IPC: G08C17/02 ,  G06F17/30 ,  G08C19/28

CPC classification number: G08C17/02 ,  G06F17/30477 ,  G08C19/28 ,  G08C2201/20 ,  G08C2201/21 ,  G08C2201/30 ,  G08C2201/40 ,  G08C2201/92 ,  G08C2201/93 ,  H04N5/4403 ,  H04N21/4108 ,  H04N21/42207 ,  H04N21/4222 ,  H04N21/42225 ,  H04N21/42226 ,  H04N21/6582 ,  H04N21/8186 ,  H04N2005/4435

Abstract: A system and method used to configure a smart device to command functional operations of a target appliance. The smart device retrieves from a controllable appliance, such as a settop box, data indicative of a codeset identity of the target appliance wherein the codeset identity was determined during a process used to configure a conventional universal remote control to command functional operations of the target appliance and wherein the process used to configure the conventional universal remote control is performed in cooperation with the controllable appliance. A remote control application resident on the smart device then uses the data indicative of the codeset identity retrieved from the controllable appliance to also configure the smart device to command functional operations of the target appliance.

Abstract translation: 用于配置智能设备以命令目标设备的功能操作的系统和方法。 智能设备从诸如机顶盒的可控设备检索指示目标设备的代码集标识的数据，其中在用于配置常规通用遥控器的过程中确定代码集标识以指示目标设备的功能操作 并且其中用于配置常规通用遥控器的过程是与可控制的设备协同进行的。 驻留在智能设备上的远程控制应用然后使用指示从可控设备检索的代码集标识的数据也配置智能设备来命令目标设备的功能操作。

公开(公告)号：US09477402B2

公开(公告)日：2016-10-25

申请号：US13887992

申请日：2013-05-06

Applicant: UNIVERSAL ELECTRONICS INC.

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

IPC: G06F3/0481 ,  G06F3/0488 ,  G06F3/0484 ,  G06F3/044 ,  H04N5/44 ,  H04N5/445 ,  H04N21/422 ,  G08C17/02 ,  G06F3/01 ,  G06F3/033 ,  G06F3/0482 ,  G06F3/0487

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.