公开(公告)号：US20190361602A1

公开(公告)日：2019-11-28

申请号：US16532105

申请日：2019-08-05

Applicant: Universal Electronics Inc.

Inventor： Eric Negron ,  Patrick H. Hayes

IPC: G06F3/0488 ,  H04M1/725 ,  G06F3/041 ,  G08C17/02 ,  H04N21/422 ,  H04L12/28 ,  H05B37/02 ,  G06F3/01 ,  G08C23/04

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：US20190318615A1

公开(公告)日：2019-10-17

申请号：US16393348

申请日：2019-04-24

Applicant: Universal Electronics Inc.

Inventor： Joseph Lee Haughawout ,  Patrick H. Hayes

IPC: G08C17/02 ,  H04N21/433 ,  H04N21/422 ,  G08C19/28 ,  H04N5/44 ,  H04N5/445 ,  H04N21/6547 ,  G08C19/00

Abstract: A system and method for enabling set up of a controlling device capable of controlling a plurality of appliances, via an interactive instruction set and associated programming. The programming is accessible by a STB or other controllable appliance and is configured to appropriately display interactive instructions and prompts to a user during a user initiated set up procedure for configuration of another controllable device (e.g., DVD, VCR, DVR, etc) available to the user. Appropriate set up data, generally in the form of command library codes, is displayed to the user by the interactive instruction set and associated programming for entry and trial by the user in set up of the desired appliance(s).

公开(公告)号：US20190052929A1

公开(公告)日：2019-02-14

申请号：US16164424

申请日：2018-10-18

Applicant: Universal Electronics Inc.

Inventor： Gerben Meijer ,  Patrick H. Hayes

IPC: H04N21/442 ,  H04N21/422 ,  H04N21/81 ,  H04N21/443 ,  H04N21/4363 ,  H04N21/214

CPC classification number: H04N21/442 ,  H04N21/2143 ,  H04N21/42221 ,  H04N21/43637 ,  H04N21/44227 ,  H04N21/4436 ,  H04N21/8126

Abstract: A system and method for using a controllable appliance to report an inoperable state of a controlling device. The appliance is caused to repeatedly determine, at a first predetermined timed interval, if a wireless notification signal, repeatedly transmitted by the controlling device at a second predetermined timed interval, has been received from the controlling device. When the wireless notification signal has not been received from the controlling device within the first predetermined timed interval, the appliance is caused to issue a status notification that the controlling device is in an inoperable state.

公开(公告)号：US10203668B2

公开(公告)日：2019-02-12

申请号：US14055452

申请日：2013-10-16

Applicant: Universal Electronics Inc.

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

IPC: H04N5/445 ,  G05B15/02 ,  G05B19/042 ,  H04N5/44 ,  H04N21/41 ,  H04N21/422

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：US20190027022A1

公开(公告)日：2019-01-24

申请号：US16145358

申请日：2018-09-28

Applicant: Universal Electronics Inc.

Inventor： Brandt J. Thompson ,  Jon Gallegos ,  Jason L. Godwin ,  Patrick H. Hayes

IPC: G08C19/28 ,  H04N21/422 ,  G08C23/04 ,  G08C17/00

Abstract: A system and method wherein geographic data is used to configure a controlling device to control operations of a target device and/or to configure the controlling device to control tuning operations of a target device. The system additionally provides for the harmonization of controlling device configurations made on the controlling device and/or a remote computer.

公开(公告)号：US20180341236A1

公开(公告)日：2018-11-29

申请号：US16051578

申请日：2018-08-01

Applicant: Universal Electronics Inc.

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

IPC: G05B15/02 ,  H04N21/422 ,  H04N21/41 ,  G05B19/042 ,  H04N5/44

CPC classification number: G05B15/02 ,  G05B19/0426 ,  G05B2219/23067 ,  G05B2219/2615 ,  H04N5/4403 ,  H04N21/4126 ,  H04N21/42204 ,  H04N21/42222

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：US10038932B2

公开(公告)日：2018-07-31

申请号：US15835164

申请日：2017-12-07

Applicant: Universal Electronics Inc.

Inventor： Paul D. Arling ,  Patrick H. Hayes

IPC: G08B21/00 ,  H04N21/422 ,  H04N5/445 ,  H04N5/765 ,  H04N21/41 ,  H04N21/436 ,  H04N21/442 ,  H04N21/485 ,  H04N21/488 ,  H04L12/28 ,  H04N21/4363 ,  H04N5/44

CPC classification number: H04N21/42225 ,  H04L12/2809 ,  H04L12/281 ,  H04L12/282 ,  H04N5/4403 ,  H04N5/44543 ,  H04N5/44582 ,  H04N5/765 ,  H04N21/4126 ,  H04N21/4221 ,  H04N21/42228 ,  H04N21/43615 ,  H04N21/43632 ,  H04N21/44227 ,  H04N21/485 ,  H04N21/4852 ,  H04N21/4882 ,  H04N2005/4407

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：US09978263B2

公开(公告)日：2018-05-22

申请号：US15226742

申请日：2016-08-02

Applicant: Universal Electronics Inc.

Inventor： Joseph Lee Haughawout ,  Patrick H. Hayes

IPC: H04N5/44 ,  G08C17/02 ,  G08C19/28 ,  H04N5/445 ,  H04N21/422 ,  H04N21/6547 ,  G08C19/00 ,  H04N21/433 ,  H04N21/485 ,  H04N21/262 ,  H04N21/436

CPC classification number: G08C17/02 ,  G08C19/00 ,  G08C19/28 ,  G08C2201/20 ,  G08C2201/30 ,  G08C2201/92 ,  H04N5/4403 ,  H04N5/445 ,  H04N21/26291 ,  H04N21/4221 ,  H04N21/42221 ,  H04N21/42225 ,  H04N21/42226 ,  H04N21/42227 ,  H04N21/433 ,  H04N21/43615 ,  H04N21/485 ,  H04N21/6547 ,  H04N2005/4435

Abstract: A system and method for enabling set up of a controlling device capable of controlling a plurality of appliances, via an interactive instruction set and associated programming. The programming is accessible by a STB or other controllable appliance and is configured to appropriately display interactive instructions and prompts to a user during a user initiated set up procedure for configuration of another controllable device (e.g., DVD, VCR, DVR, etc) available to the user. Appropriate set up data, generally in the form of command library codes, is displayed to the user by the interactive instruction set and associated programming for entry and trial by the user in set up of the desired appliance(s).

公开(公告)号：US20180034953A1

公开(公告)日：2018-02-01

申请号：US15727407

申请日：2017-10-06

Applicant: Universal Electronics Inc.

Inventor： Brandt Thompson ,  Patrick H. Hayes

IPC: H04M1/725 ,  H04N21/418 ,  H04B10/114 ,  H04W4/00

CPC classification number: H04M1/72533 ,  H04B10/1149 ,  H04M1/7253 ,  H04N5/4403 ,  H04N21/4183 ,  H04N21/4222 ,  H04N2005/4405 ,  H04W4/80

Abstract: A system for use in issuing commands to a plurality of appliances each of a specific one of a plurality of different appliance types includes a smart device adapted to transmit command communications and a plurality of low-energy consuming controllers each adapted to transmit a command to a one of the plurality of appliances of a specific one of the plurality of different appliance types in response to receipt of a command communication originating from the smart device.

公开(公告)号：US09851879B2

公开(公告)日：2017-12-26

申请号：US14535957

申请日：2014-11-07

Applicant: UNIVERSAL ELECTRONICS INC.

Inventor： Marcel Hilbrink ,  Rex Xu ,  Cesar Alvarado ,  Paul D. Arling ,  Patrick H. Hayes

IPC: G06F3/00 ,  G06F3/0484 ,  G06F3/0488 ,  H04N21/41 ,  H04N21/422 ,  H04N21/4223 ,  H04N21/485 ,  H04N21/81 ,  G06F17/30 ,  G06F3/0481 ,  G06F3/0485 ,  G05B15/02 ,  G06F3/0482

CPC classification number: G06F3/04842 ,  G05B15/02 ,  G06F3/04817 ,  G06F3/0482 ,  G06F3/0484 ,  G06F3/0485 ,  G06F3/04886 ,  G06F17/30 ,  H04N21/4126 ,  H04N21/42204 ,  H04N21/4223 ,  H04N21/485 ,  H04N21/8173

Abstract: A smart device is provided with a main remote control application that may be configured using information. The main remote control application may present images of original remote controls corresponding to devices which are controllable by the configured main remote control application. In connection with a presented image of an original remote control, the display may present icons that are representative of a subset of the buttons of the original remote control. The user interface also allows a user to select amongst the images of the original remote controls to change which appliances are to be controlled via the user interface. A pop-up remote control widget may also be provided which may be invoked without switching to the main remote control application provisioned on the smart device.