公开(公告)号：US08896413B2

公开(公告)日：2014-11-25

申请号：US14035537

申请日：2013-09-24

Applicant: Universal Electronics Inc.

Inventor： Jeffrey Kohanek

IPC: H04N21/485 ,  H04N21/422 ,  H04N5/44 ,  G08C17/02 ,  G08C19/28 ,  H04N21/436

CPC classification number: H04N21/42221 ,  G08C17/02 ,  G08C19/28 ,  G08C2201/30 ,  G08C2201/40 ,  G08C2201/50 ,  G08C2201/92 ,  H04N5/4403 ,  H04N21/4221 ,  H04N21/42218 ,  H04N21/42225 ,  H04N21/43615 ,  H04N21/485 ,  H04N2005/4412 ,  H04N2005/4433

Abstract: A controlling device interacts dynamically with a plurality of appliances using state information known to a master appliance. The master appliance conveys to the controlling device the state information and the controlling device uses the state information to dynamically configure itself to command functional operations of one or more of the plurality of appliances. The master appliance also causes a graphical representation of the current configuration of the controlling device to be displayed on a display device that is associated with the master appliance.

Abstract translation: 控制设备使用主设备已知的状态信息与多个设备动态地交互。 主设备向控制设备传送状态信息，并且控制设备使用状态信息来动态地配置自身以指定多个设备中的一个或多个的功能操作。 主设备还引起要显示在与主设备相关联的显示设备上的控制设备的当前配置的图形表示。

公开(公告)号：US20130246978A1

公开(公告)日：2013-09-19

申请号：US13887725

申请日：2013-05-06

Applicant: UNIVERSAL ELECTRONICS INC.

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

IPC: G06F3/01

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：US20130241825A1

公开(公告)日：2013-09-19

申请号：US13887743

申请日：2013-05-06

Applicant: UNIVERSAL ELECTRONICS INC.

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

IPC: G06F3/01

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：US20230410642A1

公开(公告)日：2023-12-21

申请号：US18229841

申请日：2023-08-03

Applicant: Universal Electronics Inc.

Inventor： Joseph Lee Haughawout ,  Arsham Hatambeiki ,  Paul Ogaz ,  Jeffrey Kohanek ,  Patrick H. Hayes

IPC: G08C19/28 ,  H04N5/445 ,  H04N21/485 ,  H04N21/422 ,  H04N21/61

CPC classification number: G08C19/28 ,  H04N5/445 ,  H04N21/485 ,  H04N21/42225 ,  H04N21/4135 ,  H04N21/42204 ,  G08C2201/30 ,  G08C2201/92 ,  H04N21/6125

Abstract: A system and method for enabling set up of a controlling device capable of controlling a plurality of appliances provides an interactive instruction set and associated programming which is downloadable to a controllable appliance having an associated display, such as an Internet enabled television. The programming is accessible by the controllable appliance and is configured to appropriately display interactive instructions from the interactive instruction set to a user during a user initiated set up procedure for setting up the controlling device to communicate commands to another controllable device (e.g., a DVD, VCR, DVR, etc).

公开(公告)号：US11640760B2

公开(公告)日：2023-05-02

申请号：US17186156

申请日：2021-02-26

Applicant: Universal Electronics Inc.

Inventor： Paul D. Arling ,  Jeffrey Kohanek ,  Norman G. Sheridan

IPC: G05B15/02 ,  G08C17/02 ,  G06F3/0486 ,  G08C17/00 ,  G08C19/28 ,  G08C23/04 ,  H04M1/72415

Abstract: A first remote control application is configured to cause a smart device to transmit at least one command for controlling at least one functional operation of a controllable appliance in response to a user interface element of the smart device being activated while a second remote control application of a bridge device is configured to cause the bridge device to transmit at least one command for controlling at least one functional operation of the controllable appliance in response to receiving at the bridge device the at least one command transmitted from the smart device. The at least one command is transmitted from the smart device using a first transmission protocol and the at least one command is transmitted from the bridge device using a transmission protocol recognized by the controllable appliance.

公开(公告)号：US20220309909A1

公开(公告)日：2022-09-29

申请号：US17748254

申请日：2022-05-19

Applicant: Universal Electronics Inc.

Inventor： Joseph Lee Haughawout ,  Arsham Hatambeiki ,  Paul Ogaz ,  Jeffrey Kohanek ,  Patrick H. Hayes

IPC: G08C19/28 ,  H04N5/445 ,  H04N21/485 ,  H04N21/422 ,  H04N21/61

Abstract: A system and method for enabling set up of a controlling device capable of controlling a plurality of appliances provides an interactive instruction set and associated programming which is downloadable to a controllable appliance having an associated display, such as an Internet enabled television. The programming is accessible by the controllable appliance and is configured to appropriately display interactive instructions from the interactive instruction set to a user during a user initiated set up procedure for setting up the controlling device to communicate commands to another controllable device (e.g., a DVD, VCR, DVR, etc).

公开(公告)号：US20220301417A1

公开(公告)日：2022-09-22

申请号：US17834662

申请日：2022-06-07

Applicant: Universal Electronics Inc.

Inventor： Jesus Perez ,  Joven Jubilo ,  Rex Xu ,  Jeffrey Kohanek ,  Brandt Thompson

IPC: G08C17/02 ,  G08C23/04 ,  H04M1/72415

Abstract: A bridge device, in communication with a smart device, functions to command one or more controllable appliances in response to communications received from the smart device. The bridge device also includes input elements by which the bridge device can be used to directly command common functional operations of the one or more controllable appliances. In this manner, common functional operations, such as volume control, playback pause/resume control, etc., may be made readily available without necessitating the use of the smart device, whilst the more sophisticated GUI provided by the smart device remote control app may be advantageously utilized when more complex or less frequently used command functions are to be performed.

公开(公告)号：US20220261090A1

公开(公告)日：2022-08-18

申请号：US17737664

申请日：2022-05-05

Applicant: Universal Electronics Inc.

Inventor： Arsham Hatambeiki ,  Jeffrey Kohanek ,  Pamela Eichler Keiles

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

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：US11335184B2

公开(公告)日：2022-05-17

申请号：US15927587

申请日：2018-03-21

Applicant: Universal Electronics Inc.

Inventor： Jeffrey Kohanek ,  Jeremy K. Black

IPC: G08B21/00 ,  G08C17/02 ,  H04N21/4367 ,  G08C19/28 ,  H04N21/422

Abstract: A universal controlling device is provided with one or more buttons which, when activated in a set up mode, serves to initiate a rapid configuration of the universal controlling device to adapt the universal controlling device to communicate with an intended target appliance.

公开(公告)号：US11257359B2

公开(公告)日：2022-02-22

申请号：US15831721

申请日：2017-12-05

Applicant: UNIVERSAL ELECTRONICS INC.

Inventor： Arsham Hatambeiki ,  Jeffrey Kohanek ,  Naimisaranya D. Busek

IPC: G08C17/02 ,  G06F3/0346 ,  G06F3/0354 ,  G06F3/038 ,  H04N21/422 ,  G08C19/00 ,  G06F3/02 ,  G06F3/0484

Abstract: A hand-held device having a touch sensitive surface uses a relative distance from an origin location to each of a plurality of touch zones of the touch sensitive surface activated by a user to select a one of the plurality of touch zones as being intended for activation by the user.