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：US10785539B2

公开(公告)日：2020-09-22

申请号：US16273377

申请日：2019-02-12

Applicant: Universal Electronics Inc.

Inventor： Paul D. Arling ,  Christopher Chambers ,  Wayne Scott ,  Mark Momot

IPC: H04N21/436 ,  H04N21/472 ,  H04N21/41 ,  H04N21/4405 ,  H04N21/422 ,  H04L12/28 ,  H04N21/258 ,  H04N21/443 ,  H04N21/6332 ,  H04N21/81 ,  H04N21/647 ,  H04N21/61 ,  H04N21/6543 ,  H04N21/854

Abstract: A set of media playback and device settings data from each home appliance of a first set of home appliances is stored on a central server and/or sent to a remote control device upon initiation of a suspend command by a user. The stored media and devices states may be used at a later time to control the first set of home appliances, or a user may, after relocating to a second set of home appliances, initiate a resume state command whereupon media playback and device settings data from the central server and/or remote control device controls each home appliance in the second set of home appliances to bring about the same or substantially similar media and device states as in the first set of home appliances.

公开(公告)号：US20200211366A1

公开(公告)日：2020-07-02

申请号：US16814493

申请日：2020-03-10

Applicant: Universal Electronics Inc.

Inventor： Paul D. Arling

IPC: G08C17/02 ,  H04N21/422 ,  G08C23/04

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：US20190238923A1

公开(公告)日：2019-08-01

申请号：US16381278

申请日：2019-04-11

Applicant: Universal Electronics Inc.

Inventor： Paul D. Arling ,  Patrick H. Hayes

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

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：US20190174196A1

公开(公告)日：2019-06-06

申请号：US16273377

申请日：2019-02-12

Applicant: Universal Electronics Inc.

Inventor： Paul D. Arling ,  Christopher Chambers ,  Wayne Scott ,  Mark Momot

IPC: H04N21/472 ,  H04N21/4405 ,  H04N21/422 ,  H04N21/436 ,  H04N21/41 ,  H04N21/854 ,  H04N21/6543 ,  H04N21/61 ,  H04N21/258 ,  H04N21/647 ,  H04N21/81 ,  H04N21/6332 ,  H04N21/443 ,  H04L12/28

CPC classification number: H04N21/47202 ,  H04L12/2805 ,  H04L12/282 ,  H04N21/25858 ,  H04N21/25866 ,  H04N21/4126 ,  H04N21/4131 ,  H04N21/42225 ,  H04N21/436 ,  H04N21/43615 ,  H04N21/4405 ,  H04N21/4432 ,  H04N21/6125 ,  H04N21/6332 ,  H04N21/647 ,  H04N21/6543 ,  H04N21/818 ,  H04N21/85406

Abstract: A set of media playback and device settings data from each home appliance of a first set of home appliances is stored on a central server and/or sent to a remote control device upon initiation of a suspend command by a user. The stored media and devices states may be used at a later time to control the first set of home appliances, or a user may, after relocating to a second set of home appliances, initiate a resume state command whereupon media playback and device settings data from the central server and/or remote control device controls each home appliance in the second set of home appliances to bring about the same or substantially similar media and device states as in the first set of home appliances.

公开(公告)号：US10254937B2

公开(公告)日：2019-04-09

申请号：US15832166

申请日：2017-12-05

Applicant: UNIVERSAL ELECTRONICS INC.

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

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

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.

公开(公告)号：US20190096235A1

公开(公告)日：2019-03-28

申请号：US16197748

申请日：2018-11-21

Applicant: Universal Electronics Inc.

Inventor： Paul D. Arling

IPC: G08C17/02 ,  H04N21/422 ,  G08C23/04 ,  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：US10097877B2

公开(公告)日：2018-10-09

申请号：US15786852

申请日：2017-10-18

Applicant: UNIVERSAL ELECTRONICS INC.

Inventor： Paul D. Arling ,  Patrick H. Hayes

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

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：US10091019B2

公开(公告)日：2018-10-02

申请号：US15787360

申请日：2017-10-18

Applicant: Universal Electronics Inc.

Inventor： Paul D. Arling ,  Brian Barnett ,  Dan N. McKay

IPC: G05B11/01 ,  H04N5/44 ,  H04L12/28 ,  G08C17/02 ,  G08C23/04 ,  H04N21/422 ,  H04N5/60

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：US20180174438A1

公开(公告)日：2018-06-21

申请号：US15900232

申请日：2018-02-20

Applicant: Universal Electronics Inc.

Inventor： Paul D. Arling

IPC: G08C17/02 ,  G08C23/04 ,  H04N21/422 ,  H04N21/4363

CPC classification number: G08C17/02 ,  G08C23/04 ,  G08C2201/20 ,  G08C2201/30 ,  G08C2201/40 ,  G08C2201/70 ,  G08C2201/92 ,  G08C2201/93 ,  H04N21/42225 ,  H04N21/42226 ,  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.