公开(公告)号：US11533530B2

公开(公告)日：2022-12-20

申请号：US17330923

申请日：2021-05-26

Applicant: Universal Electronics Inc.

Inventor： Paul D. Arling ,  Patrick H. Hayes

IPC: H04N21/422 ,  H04N5/765 ,  H04N21/436 ,  H04N21/442 ,  H04N21/485 ,  H04N21/488 ,  H04L12/28 ,  H04N21/47 ,  H04N21/41 ,  H04N21/4363

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：US11531995B2

公开(公告)日：2022-12-20

申请号：US17379700

申请日：2021-07-19

Applicant: Universal Electronics Inc.

Inventor： Brian Paul Johnson ,  Peter William Ellison ,  Matthew Jorgensen ,  George Earl Harvey ,  Kurt Roman Thielen

IPC: G06Q30/00 ,  G06F16/955 ,  G06F16/9538 ,  G06F16/22 ,  G06F8/65 ,  G06Q30/02 ,  G06Q50/18 ,  H04L9/32 ,  H04L9/40 ,  H04N7/173 ,  H04N21/258 ,  H04N21/45 ,  H04N21/81 ,  H04N21/441

Abstract: A method may include receiving a consent-processing request at a consent management platform from a content-presentation device, and using an identifier string in the request to establish a secure interactive session configured for user selection of consent options associated with a particular consent package of the platform, where the package may include identifiers of consent features of a media distribution system that require user consent in order to be activated for the device. The platform may then receive, via the interactive session, user consent data including a respective consent choice for each of one or more consent options, where each respective consent choice indicates acceptance or rejection of consent to activating an associated consent feature identified with the particular consent package. The received respective consent choices may be stored in a database of the consent management platform. Corresponding data may be stored in a whitelist on the content-presentation device.

公开(公告)号：US11474487B2

公开(公告)日：2022-10-18

申请号：US16815122

申请日：2020-03-11

Applicant: Universal Electronics Inc.

Inventor： Olav B. M. Pouw ,  Patrick H. Hayes

IPC: G05B15/02 ,  H04N21/422 ,  G05B19/042 ,  H04N21/41

Abstract: A controllable device, such as a set top box, responds to a transmission received from a one of a plurality of controlling devices of differing capabilities by entering into a one of a plurality of operating modes wherein the one of the plurality of operating modes entered into corresponds to the capabilities of the controlling device from which the transmission originated.

公开(公告)号：US20220309910A1

公开(公告)日：2022-09-29

申请号：US17839097

申请日：2022-06-13

Applicant: Universal Electronics Inc.

Inventor： George Vergis

IPC: G08C23/04 ,  H04N21/422 ,  G08C19/28

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：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：US11457260B2

公开(公告)日：2022-09-27

申请号：US17149900

申请日：2021-01-15

Applicant: Universal Electronics Inc.

Inventor： Paul D. Arling

IPC: H04N21/81 ,  H04N21/422 ,  H04N21/241 ,  H04N21/443 ,  H04N21/441

Abstract: A system and method uses a first device fingerprint for a set-top box (STB) installed within a home theater environment which includes an over-the-top (OTT) device to cause a one a plurality of original equipment manufacturer (OEM) remote control setup procedures to be selected for use to configure an OEM remote control for the STB and the selected one of the plurality of OEM remote control setup procedures uses a second device fingerprint for the OTT device to cause the OEM remote control to be configured to transmit one or more commands to control functional operations of the OTT device.

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：US20220286317A1

公开(公告)日：2022-09-08

申请号：US17752541

申请日：2022-05-24

Applicant: Universal Electronics Inc.

Inventor： Paul Arling ,  Norman G. Sheridan ,  Arsham Hatambeiki ,  Thomas Henley ,  Jon Gallegos

IPC: H04L12/28 ,  G08C17/02 ,  G06F3/16 ,  G10L15/22

Abstract: Apparatus, system and method for using a controlling device for receiving voice input to control the operation of voice controlled smart appliances and, more particularly, to a controlling device for recognizing voice commands and for use in routing a signal, based on voice commands from the user, to two or more voice controlled smart appliances from different consumer brand names.

公开(公告)号：US20220264192A1

公开(公告)日：2022-08-18

申请号：US17733254

申请日：2022-04-29

Applicant: Universal Electronics Inc.

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

IPC: H04N21/81 ,  H04N21/422 ,  H04N21/436 ,  H04N21/654 ,  H04N21/658 ,  G08C17/02 ,  G08C19/28 ,  G06Q30/02

Abstract: A system and method used to displaying advertising content. A first app installed on a first device functions to retrieve the advertising content and to then provide the advertising content to a second app installed on a second device. The second app installed on the second device will cause the advertising content to be displayed as an overlay in a display associated with the second device.

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.