公开(公告)号：US08250608B2

公开(公告)日：2012-08-21

申请号：US12732363

申请日：2010-03-26

申请人： Patrick H. Hayes ,  Paul D. Arling ,  Robert P. Lilleness

发明人： Patrick H. Hayes ,  Paul D. Arling ,  Robert P. Lilleness

IPC分类号： H04N5/445

CPC分类号： G08C17/00 ,  G06F1/1632 ,  G06F3/0482 ,  G08C2201/30 ,  G08C2201/93 ,  H04N5/44543 ,  H04N5/782 ,  H04N7/163 ,  H04N21/4126 ,  H04N21/4135 ,  H04N21/4227 ,  H04N21/4316 ,  H04N21/43615 ,  H04N21/47214 ,  H04N21/482 ,  H04N21/4821 ,  H04N2005/441

摘要： In response to the establishment of a communication connection between an appliance capable of effecting a recording of a program and a portable device capable of displaying to a user in a display of the portable device a program guide including a listing for the program the appliance capable of effecting the recording of the program receives data indicative of a request to record the program that is stored in a memory of the portable device via user interaction with the program guide prior to establishment of the communication connection and the appliance capable of effecting the recording of the program then functions to record the program in accordance with the received data indicative of the request to record the program.

摘要翻译： 响应于能够实现程序记录的设备与能够向便携式设备的显示器中的用户显示的便携式设备之间的通信连接，节目指南包括用于程序的列表，该设备能够 在建立通信连接之前，通过与节目指南的用户交互来接收指示存储在便携式设备的存储器中的节目的请求的数据，并且能够进行记录的装置 程序然后根据接收到的指示要记录程序的数据来记录程序。

公开(公告)号：US20120200400A1

公开(公告)日：2012-08-09

申请号：US13198172

申请日：2011-08-04

申请人： Paul D. Arling ,  Patrick H. Hayes

发明人： Paul D. Arling ,  Patrick H. Hayes

IPC分类号： G05B11/01

CPC分类号： G08C17/02 ,  G08C19/28 ,  G08C2201/21 ,  G08C2201/40 ,  G08C2201/92 ,  G08C2201/93

摘要： 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.

摘要翻译： 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：US20110075052A1

公开(公告)日：2011-03-31

申请号：US12569121

申请日：2009-09-29

申请人： Paul D. Arling ,  Patrick H. Hayes

发明人： Paul D. Arling ,  Patrick H. Hayes

IPC分类号： H04N5/44

CPC分类号： H04N5/4403 ,  H04L12/6418 ,  H04N21/4221 ,  H04N21/42225

摘要： A command value corresponding to an activity key of a controlling device is associated with a configuration of an entertainment device in which at least one of a plurality of devices is selected as an audio visual input source device for the entertainment device and at least one of the plurality of devices is selected as an audio visual output destination device for the entertainment device. When the entertainment device receives from the controlling device a signal which includes the command value corresponding to the activity key of the controlling device, the entertainment device accesses and uses the configuration associated with the command value corresponding to the activity key of the controlling device.

摘要翻译： 与控制装置的活动键相对应的命令值与娱乐装置的配置相关联，其中多个设备中的至少一个被选择为用于娱乐设备的音频可视输入源设备，并且至少一个 选择多个设备作为娱乐设备的视听输出目的地设备。 当娱乐设备从控制设备接收到包括与控制设备的活动密钥对应的命令值的信号时，娱乐设备访问并使用与控制设备的活动密钥对应的命令值相关联的配置。

公开(公告)号：US20110033167A1

公开(公告)日：2011-02-10

申请号：US12904766

申请日：2010-10-14

申请人： Paul D. Arling ,  Patrick H. Hayes ,  John E. Hyatt

发明人： Paul D. Arling ,  Patrick H. Hayes ,  John E. Hyatt

IPC分类号： H04N5/765

CPC分类号： H04N21/42221 ,  H04N5/44 ,  H04N21/4126 ,  H04N21/42207 ,  H04N21/42224 ,  H04N21/4263 ,  H04N21/4383 ,  H04N21/44209 ,  H04N21/47217

摘要： A system includes a consumer electronic device adapted to render a media content and a hand-held, portable device having a touch screen display, a transmitter, a receiver, and a processing unit. The processing unit of the hand-held, portable device uses data related to the media content received via the receiver to cause command icons related to rendering of the media content to be defined and displayed in the touch screen display and to cause the transmitter to transmit one or more commands for controlling a functional operation related to rendering of the media content by the consumer electronic device in response to a user interaction with one or more of the command icons caused to displayed in the touch screen display.

摘要翻译： 系统包括适于呈现媒体内容的消费者电子设备和具有触摸屏显示器，发送器，接收器和处理单元的手持便携式设备。 手持式便携式装置的处理单元使用与通过接收器接收到的媒体内容有关的数据，使与媒体内容的呈现有关的命令图标被定义并显示在触摸屏显示器中，并使发送器发送 一个或多个命令，用于响应于用户与导致显示在触摸屏显示器中的一个或多个命令图标的交互来控制与消费者电子设备呈现媒体内容相关的功能操作。

公开(公告)号：US07218243B2

公开(公告)日：2007-05-15

申请号：US10151635

申请日：2002-05-20

申请人： Patrick H. Hayes ,  James N. Conway, Jr. ,  Robert P. Lilleness ,  Paul D. Arling

发明人： Patrick H. Hayes ,  James N. Conway, Jr. ,  Robert P. Lilleness ,  Paul D. Arling

IPC分类号： G08C19/00

CPC分类号： G08C19/28 ,  G08C17/02 ,  G08C23/04 ,  G08C2201/20 ,  G08C2201/21 ,  G08C2201/30 ,  G08C2201/41 ,  G08C2201/50 ,  G08C2201/92 ,  H04B1/202 ,  H04B1/205 ,  H04L12/281 ,  H04L12/2814 ,  H04L12/40117 ,  H04L2012/2849 ,  H04L2012/285 ,  H04M11/007

摘要： 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.

摘要翻译： 提供了一种用于配置远程控制以命令设备的操作，捕获人口统计数据以及提供与设备相关的服务（例如自动保修注册，指示，查看指南等）的系统和方法。 该系统包括远程远程控制并通过网络连接访问的数据库和关联服务器。 根据需要，使用提供给服务器的数据来访问和下载命令代码，图形用户界面元素和服务到远程控制器，该数据标识设备的设备和/或功能能力。 这些数据可以由设备直接提供，也可以从其他来源获得，如条形码标签，网络设备等。

公开(公告)号：US08863184B2

公开(公告)日：2014-10-14

申请号：US11823739

申请日：2007-06-28

申请人： Paul D. Arling ,  Patrick H. Hayes

发明人： Paul D. Arling ,  Patrick H. Hayes

IPC分类号： G06F3/00 ,  G06F13/00 ,  H04N5/445 ,  H04N21/41 ,  H04H60/72 ,  H04N21/434 ,  H04H60/46 ,  H04N21/81 ,  H04H60/80 ,  H04H60/82 ,  H04H60/65

CPC分类号： H04N21/4858 ,  H04H60/46 ,  H04H60/65 ,  H04H60/72 ,  H04H60/80 ,  H04H60/82 ,  H04N21/4126 ,  H04N21/41407 ,  H04N21/4143 ,  H04N21/42219 ,  H04N21/42225 ,  H04N21/4345 ,  H04N21/4532 ,  H04N21/482 ,  H04N21/4821 ,  H04N21/8133

摘要： A controlling device is provided with the ability to present personalized program guide information by using personal preferences provided to a home computing device. The personal preferences are used to filter program guide data received at the home computing device whereby the program guide data will include only programming information for user-specified sources of programming for each of plural, different user-specified periods of time. The filtered program guide data is then downloaded to the controlling device from the home computing device for use in connection with an application of the controlling device that functions to display program guide information within a display of the controlling device.

摘要翻译： 控制装置具有通过使用提供给家庭计算设备的个人偏好来呈现个性化节目指南信息的能力。 个人偏好用于过滤在家庭计算设备处接收到的节目指南数据，由此节目指南数据将仅包括用于用户指定的多个不同用户指定的时间段中的每一个节目的编程信息。 滤波后的节目指南数据然后从家庭计算设备下载到控制设备，以便与用于在控制设备的显示器内显示节目指南信息的控制设备的应用相结合使用。

公开(公告)号：US20100180307A1

公开(公告)日：2010-07-15

申请号：US12732363

申请日：2010-03-26

申请人： Patrick H. Hayes ,  Paul D. Arling ,  Robert P. Lilleness

发明人： Patrick H. Hayes ,  Paul D. Arling ,  Robert P. Lilleness

IPC分类号： H04N5/445

CPC分类号： G08C17/00 ,  G06F1/1632 ,  G06F3/0482 ,  G08C2201/30 ,  G08C2201/93 ,  H04N5/44543 ,  H04N5/782 ,  H04N7/163 ,  H04N21/4126 ,  H04N21/4135 ,  H04N21/4227 ,  H04N21/4316 ,  H04N21/43615 ,  H04N21/47214 ,  H04N21/482 ,  H04N21/4821 ,  H04N2005/441

摘要： In response to the establishment of a communication connection between an appliance capable of effecting a recording of a program and a portable device capable of displaying to a user in a display of the portable device a program guide including a listing for the program the appliance capable of effecting the recording of the program receives data indicative of a request to record the program that is stored in a memory of the portable device via user interaction with the program guide prior to establishment of the communication connection and the appliance capable of effecting the recording of the program then functions to record the program in accordance with the received data indicative of the request to record the program.

摘要翻译： 响应于能够实现程序记录的设备与能够向便携式设备的显示器中的用户显示的便携式设备之间的通信连接，节目指南包括用于程序的列表，该设备能够 在建立通信连接之前，通过与节目指南的用户交互来接收指示存储在便携式设备的存储器中的节目的请求的数据，并且能够进行记录的装置 程序然后根据接收到的指示要记录程序的数据来记录程序。

公开(公告)号：US09225930B2

公开(公告)日：2015-12-29

申请号：US13570399

申请日：2012-08-09

申请人： Paul D. Arling ,  Patrick H. Hayes

发明人： Paul D. Arling ,  Patrick H. Hayes

IPC分类号： H04N21/442 ,  H04N5/76 ,  H04N21/422 ,  H04N21/4147 ,  H04N21/4223 ,  H04N21/45 ,  H04N21/462 ,  H04N21/475 ,  H04N21/482 ,  H04N21/4415 ,  H04N5/445

CPC分类号： H04N21/4825 ,  H04N5/76 ,  H04N21/23109 ,  H04N21/4143 ,  H04N21/4147 ,  H04N21/42204 ,  H04N21/4223 ,  H04N21/4415 ,  H04N21/44204 ,  H04N21/44218 ,  H04N21/44231 ,  H04N21/4532 ,  H04N21/4622 ,  H04N21/4753 ,  H04N21/482 ,  H04N2005/44569

摘要： A media 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.

摘要翻译： 诸如例如电缆或卫星机顶盒（STB），数字录像机（DVR），个人计算机和/或数字媒体接收机之类的媒体接入设备自动地优化呈现在 内容列表，诸如节目指南显示，喜爱频道显示，和/或基于当前用户的过去观看和/或记录历史的记录列表显示。

公开(公告)号：US08659400B2

公开(公告)日：2014-02-25

申请号：US13198172

申请日：2011-08-04

申请人： Paul D. Arling ,  Patrick H. Hayes

发明人： Paul D. Arling ,  Patrick H. Hayes

IPC分类号： G05B11/01

CPC分类号： G08C17/02 ,  G08C19/28 ,  G08C2201/21 ,  G08C2201/40 ,  G08C2201/92 ,  G08C2201/93

摘要： 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.

摘要翻译： 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：US08243207B2

公开(公告)日：2012-08-14

申请号：US12569121

申请日：2009-09-29

申请人： Paul D. Arling ,  Patrick H. Hayes

发明人： Paul D. Arling ,  Patrick H. Hayes

IPC分类号： H04N7/01

CPC分类号： H04N5/4403 ,  H04L12/6418 ,  H04N21/4221 ,  H04N21/42225

摘要： A command value corresponding to an activity key of a controlling device is associated with a configuration of an entertainment device in which at least one of a plurality of devices is selected as an audio visual input source device for the entertainment device and at least one of the plurality of devices is selected as an audio visual output destination device for the entertainment device. When the entertainment device receives from the controlling device a signal which includes the command value corresponding to the activity key of the controlling device, the entertainment device accesses and uses the configuration associated with the command value corresponding to the activity key of the controlling device.

摘要翻译： 与控制装置的活动键相对应的命令值与娱乐装置的配置相关联，其中多个设备中的至少一个被选择为用于娱乐设备的音频可视输入源设备，并且至少一个 选择多个设备作为娱乐设备的视听输出目的地设备。 当娱乐设备从控制设备接收到包括与控制设备的活动密钥对应的命令值的信号时，娱乐设备访问并使用与控制设备的活动密钥对应的命令值相关联的配置。