公开(公告)号：US20220091573A1

公开(公告)日：2022-03-24

申请号：US17541858

申请日：2021-12-03

Applicant: Universal Electronics Inc.

Inventor： Rex Xu ,  Cesar Alvarado

IPC: G05B19/042 ,  G08C19/28

Abstract: A system displays a representation of an original equipment remote control device for a target device to be controlled using a macro button of a configurable controlling device. The displayed representation of the original equipment remote control device includes representations of buttons that would be used on the original equipment remote control device to control controllable functions of the target device. The system accepts input by which one or more of the displayed representations of buttons are selected. The macro button is then configured whereby an activation of the macro button will cause a transmission of commands from the configurable controlling device to control those controllable functions of the target devices that correspond to the one or more of the displayed representations of buttons that were selected.

公开(公告)号：US10768599B2

公开(公告)日：2020-09-08

申请号：US16378083

申请日：2019-04-08

Applicant: Universal Electronics Inc.

Inventor： Rex Xu ,  Cesar Alvarado

IPC: G06F3/14 ,  G05B19/042 ,  G08C19/28

Abstract: A system displays a representation of an original equipment remote control device for a target device to be controlled using a macro button of a configurable controlling device. The displayed representation of the original equipment remote control device includes representations of buttons that would be used on the original equipment remote control device to control controllable functions of the target device. The system accepts input by which one or more of the displayed representations of buttons are selected. The macro button is then configured whereby an activation of the macro button will cause a transmission of commands from the configurable controlling device to control those controllable functions of the target devices that correspond to the one or more of the displayed representations of buttons that were selected.

公开(公告)号：US20200259887A1

公开(公告)日：2020-08-13

申请号：US16816483

申请日：2020-03-12

Applicant: Universal Electronics Inc.

Inventor： Arsham Hatambeiki ,  Haiming Huang ,  Nikki Ahmadi ,  Rex Xu ,  Wesley Millora ,  Steven McAllister

IPC: H04L29/08 ,  G05B15/02 ,  G06F8/61 ,  H04W8/24

Abstract: Described are systems and methods for enabling voice interaction with appliances, services (e.g., media streaming services, gaming services, news feed services, social platform services, etc.), and the like by way of appropriate supplied apps (also referred to as “skills,” “actions,” or the like) which may be presented or downloaded to a smart device having associated therewith one or more cloud-based voice service platforms.

公开(公告)号：US10417903B2

公开(公告)日：2019-09-17

申请号：US16381173

申请日：2019-04-11

Applicant: Universal Electronics Inc.

Inventor： Rex Xu ,  Jesus Perez ,  Jon Gallegos

IPC: G08C17/02 ,  G06F3/0354 ,  G06F3/0482 ,  H04N21/422 ,  G06F3/0488 ,  G06F3/023

Abstract: An apparatus, system and method is described for controlling one or more consumer electronic devices that is performed by a smart device. The smart device causes one or more graphical elements, each for performing a particular operation to be displayed. The smart device then causes an action to be performed when the user selects one of the graphical elements, for example by pressing one of the keys on the universal controlling device or by speaking a command.

公开(公告)号：US20190235463A1

公开(公告)日：2019-08-01

申请号：US16378083

申请日：2019-04-08

Applicant: Universal Electronics Inc.

Inventor： Rex Xu ,  Cesar Alvarado

IPC: G05B19/042 ,  G08C19/28

CPC classification number: G05B19/0426 ,  G05B2219/23077 ,  G08C19/28 ,  G08C2201/21 ,  G08C2201/30 ,  G08C2201/33 ,  G08C2201/92

Abstract: A system displays a representation of an original equipment remote control device for a target device to be controlled using a macro button of a configurable controlling device. The displayed representation of the original equipment remote control device includes representations of buttons that would be used on the original equipment remote control device to control controllable functions of the target device. The system accepts input by which one or more of the displayed representations of buttons are selected. The macro button is then configured whereby an activation of the macro button will cause a transmission of commands from the configurable controlling device to control those controllable functions of the target devices that correspond to the one or more of the displayed representations of buttons that were selected.

公开(公告)号：US10304323B2

公开(公告)日：2019-05-28

申请号：US16157907

申请日：2018-10-11

Applicant: Universal Electronics Inc.

Inventor： Rex Xu ,  Jesus Perez ,  Jon Gallegos

IPC: G08C17/02 ,  G06F3/0488

Abstract: An apparatus, system and method is described for controlling one or more consumer electronic devices that is performed by a smart device in cooperation with a universal controlling device. The smart device causes a particular consumer electronic device template to be displayed to a user in response to receiving an indication of a particular key that was touched by the user on the universal controlling device. The template comprises one or more graphical elements, each for performing a particular operation in association with the particular consumer electronic device. The smart device then causes an action to be performed when the user selects one of the graphical elements by pressing one of the keys on the universal controlling device.

公开(公告)号：US20180158319A1

公开(公告)日：2018-06-07

申请号：US15832268

申请日：2017-12-05

Applicant: Universal Electronics Inc.

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

IPC: G08C17/02 ,  G08C23/04 ,  H04M1/725

CPC classification number: G08C17/02 ,  G08C23/04 ,  G08C2201/40 ,  G08C2201/92 ,  G08C2201/93 ,  H04M1/72533 ,  H04M2250/22

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：US20180039396A1

公开(公告)日：2018-02-08

申请号：US15785954

申请日：2017-10-17

Applicant: UNIVERSAL ELECTRONICS INC.

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

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

CPC classification number: G06F3/04842 ,  G05B15/02 ,  G06F3/04817 ,  G06F3/0482 ,  G06F3/0484 ,  G06F3/0485 ,  G06F3/04886 ,  G06F16/00 ,  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.

公开(公告)号：US09734707B2

公开(公告)日：2017-08-15

申请号：US13679131

申请日：2012-11-16

Applicant: Universal Electronics Inc.

Inventor： Joven Jubilo ,  Cesar Alvarado ,  Linh Do ,  Rex Xu

IPC: G05B11/01 ,  G08C23/04

CPC classification number: G08C23/04

Abstract: A multi-sided controlling device automatically makes keys on one or more sides of the controlling device active as a function of an operating mode of the controlling device. One or more sides of such a multi-sided controlling device may also have at least one keycap behind which is positioned an IR transmitter usable when another side of the controlling device is active.

公开(公告)号：US20160295153A1

公开(公告)日：2016-10-06

申请号：US15180188

申请日：2016-06-13

Applicant: UNIVERSAL ELECTRONICS INC.

Inventor： Brian Barnett ,  Arsham Hatambeiki ,  Rex Xu ,  Jesus Perez

IPC: H04N5/44 ,  H04N5/775

CPC classification number: H04N5/4403 ,  H04N5/765 ,  H04N5/775 ,  H04N21/42216 ,  H04N21/42227 ,  H04N21/43635 ,  H04N21/4424 ,  H04N21/4516 ,  H04N21/485 ,  H04N2005/4407 ,  H04N2005/4412 ,  H04N2005/4426 ,  H04N2005/4439

Abstract: A controlling device is automatically configured to issue a communication directly to a first controllable appliance to control a functional operation of the first controllable appliance in the event that the first controllable appliance is determined to be unresponsive to a command communication transmitted to the first controllable appliance via a digital communications link or to issue a communication to a second controllable appliance to control the functional operation of the first controllable appliance via a digital communications link in the event that first controllable appliance is determined to be responsive to a command communication transmitted to the first controllable appliance via a digital communications link.