公开(公告)号：US20070296552A1

公开(公告)日：2007-12-27

申请号：US11818295

申请日：2007-06-14

Applicant: Steve Huang ,  Patrick Hayes

Inventor： Steve Huang ,  Patrick Hayes

IPC: H04Q3/02

CPC classification number: G08C17/02 ,  G08C19/28 ,  G08C2201/20 ,  G08C2201/21 ,  G08C2201/92 ,  G08C2201/93 ,  H04L12/2805 ,  H04L12/282

Abstract: A system and method for using an RFID tag to automatically setup and configure a universal remote control to command appliances of various types and various manufacturers.

Abstract translation: 一种使用RFID标签自动设置和配置通用遥控器来命令各种类型和各种制造商的设备的系统和方法。

公开(公告)号：US07266777B2

公开(公告)日：2007-09-04

申请号：US11218900

申请日：2005-09-02

Applicant: Wayne Scott ,  Christopher Alan Chambers ,  Cheryl Scott ,  Han-Sheng Yuh ,  Ramzi Ammari

Inventor： Wayne Scott ,  Christopher Alan Chambers ,  Cheryl Scott ,  Han-Sheng Yuh ,  Ramzi Ammari

IPC: G06F3/048

CPC classification number: G08C23/04 ,  G08C17/02 ,  G08C2201/20 ,  G08C2201/21 ,  G08C2201/30 ,  G08C2201/92 ,  H04N21/42204 ,  H04N21/42224 ,  H04N21/42227 ,  H04N2005/4439 ,  Y10S715/967

Abstract: A configurable controlling device and associated editor program that allows a consumer to create on a personal computer for downloading to the controlling device a user interface comprised of user interface pages having icons which icons, when activated on the controlling device, cause the controlling device to perform a function, such as to transmit a command to an appliance, to change the user interface page being displayed, etc. The editor program allows for the visualization of links created between user interface pages, single step assigning of commands to logical groups of function keys (both iconic and hard keys), single step assigning of backgrounds to groups of user interface pages, and pre-rendering of user interface pages prior to the downloading of the user interface to the controlling device.

Abstract translation: 一种可配置的控制设备和相关联的编辑器程序，其允许消费者在个人计算机上创建用于向控制设备下载的用户界面，所述用户界面包括具有图标的用户界面页面，所述图标在所述控制设备上被激活时使所述控制设备执行 功能，例如向设备发送命令，以改变正在显示的用户界面页面等。编辑器程序允许在用户界面页面之间创建的链接的可视化，单步向功能键的逻辑组分配命令 （标识和硬键），将用户界面页面的背景单步分配，以及在将用户界面下载到控制设备之前对用户界面页面进行预呈现。

公开(公告)号：US07254777B2

公开(公告)日：2007-08-07

申请号：US10287411

申请日：2002-11-04

Applicant: Patrick H. Hayes ,  Paul D. Arling ,  Robert P. Lilleness

Inventor： Patrick H. Hayes ,  Paul D. Arling ,  Robert P. Lilleness

IPC: G06F15/00 ,  G06F13/00

CPC classification number: G08C17/00 ,  G08C2201/21 ,  G08C2201/30 ,  G08C2201/42 ,  G08C2201/91 ,  G08C2201/92 ,  G08C2201/93 ,  H04N5/4403 ,  H04N5/44543 ,  H04N5/782 ,  H04N21/4126 ,  H04N21/4135 ,  H04N21/41407 ,  H04N21/4143 ,  H04N21/4227 ,  H04N21/47214 ,  H04N2005/4407 ,  H04N2005/441 ,  H04N2005/443

Abstract: A system and method for displaying an electronic program guide and for remotely controlling the recording functionality of an appliance. A user registers with a Web site to enable the downloading of an electronic program guide (“EPG”) to a portable device. The downloaded and displayable EPG includes a listing of programs from which the user may select a program of interest. In response to receiving input from the user requesting that the program be recorded, data indicative of the recording request is stored in the portable device. Then, when it is determined that the portable device is able to establish communication with the appliance (either directly or via an intermediate PC), the data indicative to the recording request is provided to the appliance to effect the recording of the program.

Abstract translation: 一种用于显示电子节目指南并远程控制设备的记录功能的系统和方法。 用户向网站注册以便将电子节目指南（“EPG”）下载到便携式设备。 下载和可显示的EPG包括用户可以从其中选择感兴趣的程序的程序的列表。 响应于从用户接收到要求记录节目的输入，表示记录请求的数据被存储在便携式设备中。 然后，当确定便携式设备能够直接或经由中间PC建立通信时，将表示记录请求的数据提供给设备以实现程序的记录。

公开(公告)号：US20060259183A1

公开(公告)日：2006-11-16

申请号：US11491610

申请日：2006-07-24

Applicant: Patrick Hayes ,  Jeremy Black

Inventor： Patrick Hayes ,  Jeremy Black

IPC: G06F7/00

CPC classification number: H04L12/2803 ,  G05B15/02 ,  G08C19/28 ,  G08C2201/20 ,  G08C2201/21 ,  G08C2201/33 ,  G08C2201/41 ,  G08C2201/91 ,  H04L12/2805 ,  H04L12/2809 ,  H04L12/281 ,  H04L12/2814 ,  H04L12/2818 ,  H04L12/282 ,  H04L29/12047 ,  H04L61/15 ,  H04L2012/285

Abstract: A home control and automation system and method. The system generally includes one or more wireless remote controls, a plurality of appliances (including network enabled appliances and traditional legacy appliances in the exemplary system), associated control centric devices, and associated content centric devices. Various methods for control and operation of appliances in the networked home control and automation environment are disclosed. Specifically, methods are disclosed which enable advanced home control features such as location based control setup and operation, network enabled legacy appliances and system integration, save and recall capabilities for appliance and media states, generic command based appliance controls, dynamic/complex macro command generation, and Internet based control capabilities from remote locations are disclosed in conjunction with the system of the current invention.

公开(公告)号：US07102688B2

公开(公告)日：2006-09-05

申请号：US09905432

申请日：2001-07-13

Applicant: Patrick H. Hayes ,  Steve LanPing Huang ,  Joyce M. Presseau

Inventor： Patrick H. Hayes ,  Steve LanPing Huang ,  Joyce M. Presseau

IPC: H04N7/00

CPC classification number: H04B1/202 ,  G08C17/02 ,  G08C23/04 ,  G08C2201/21 ,  G08C2201/92 ,  H04L29/06 ,  H04L67/02 ,  H04L67/025 ,  H04L67/04 ,  H04L69/329 ,  H04N5/44582 ,  H04N21/4126 ,  H04N21/4431 ,  H04N21/4438 ,  H04N21/4622 ,  H04N21/4882 ,  H04N21/4884

Abstract: A system and method for using a hand held device having a display to display a readable representation of an audio track of a playing media such as, for example, a television program, a compact disc, or digital video disc. In one embodiment, the system generally includes a consumer appliance for playing the media wherein the consumer appliance is adapted to transmit a signal including data that is a representation of the audio track. In a further embodiment, the representation of the audio track can be downloaded to the hand-held device from an external source such as, for example, a Web site on the Internet.

Abstract translation: 一种用于使用具有显示器的手持式设备的系统和方法，用于显示诸如电视节目，光盘或数字视频盘之类的播放媒体的音轨的可读表示。 在一个实施例中，系统通常包括用于播放媒体的消费者设备，其中消费者设备适于发送包括作为音频轨道的表示的数据的信号。 在另一个实施例中，音频轨道的表示可以从诸如例如因特网上的网站的外部源下载到手持设备。

公开(公告)号：US07093003B2

公开(公告)日：2006-08-15

申请号：US10151501

申请日：2002-05-20

Applicant: Han-Sheng Yuh ,  Weidong William Wang ,  Patrick H. Hayes ,  James N. Conway, Jr.

Inventor： Han-Sheng Yuh ,  Weidong William Wang ,  Patrick H. Hayes ,  James N. Conway, Jr.

IPC: G06F15/16

CPC classification number: H04L12/2805 ,  G06F8/65 ,  G08C19/28 ,  G08C2201/21 ,  H03J1/0025 ,  H03J2200/23 ,  H03J2200/26 ,  H04L12/2814 ,  H04L67/025 ,  H04L67/125 ,  H04L67/34 ,  H04N5/4401 ,  H04N5/44543 ,  H04N5/50 ,  H04N7/17318 ,  H04N21/25891 ,  H04N21/42204 ,  H04N21/42226 ,  H04N21/4316 ,  H04N21/4622 ,  H04N21/47 ,  H04N21/6547 ,  H04N21/8543

Abstract: A system and method for upgrading remote control application resident on a device. To this end, a markup language file is created. The markup language file has a representation of information used to setup the remote control application to communicate with an appliance. The markup language file may be executed, on the device or an intermediate client with which the device is synchronized, to upload the representation of the information to a remote server. At the remote server, the uploaded information is used to automatically display user-selectable, downloadable data files relevant to the control of the appliance. Downloaded data files, which may include command codes and/or graphical user interface elements, may be used within the device to upgrade the ability of the remote control application to communicate with the appliance. The information uploaded to the server may also be used to generate demographic data regarding consumer preferences.

公开(公告)号：US07091898B2

公开(公告)日：2006-08-15

申请号：US10796598

申请日：2004-03-09

Applicant: Paul D. Arling ,  Patrick H. Hayes

Inventor： Paul D. Arling ,  Patrick H. Hayes

IPC: G08C19/12

CPC classification number: G08C17/00 ,  G08C2201/21 ,  G08C2201/33 ,  G08C2201/92 ,  G08C2201/94 ,  H04B1/202

Abstract: A remote control device is which key use is monitored. A command key, representative of an appliance function, may be correlated to a target appliance that is determined, as a function of the monitored key use, to be the most likely intended recipient of a command to perform that appliance function. An activity key may also be programmed so as to perform a series of actions that are representative of a sequence of monitored key uses.

Abstract translation: 远程控制设备是监控的关键用途。 代表设备功能的命令键可以与作为监视的密钥使用的函数确定为执行该设备功能的命令的最可能的预期接收者的目标设备相关联。 还可以对活动密钥进行编程，以便执行表示所监视的密钥使用序列的一系列动作。

公开(公告)号：US20060097843A1

公开(公告)日：2006-05-11

申请号：US10985348

申请日：2004-11-10

Applicant: Phil Libin

Inventor： Phil Libin

IPC: H04Q1/00 ,  G05B19/00

CPC classification number: H04W12/08 ,  G07C9/00103 ,  G07C9/00309 ,  G07C9/00817 ,  G07C2009/00825 ,  G07C2209/08 ,  G08C17/02 ,  G08C2201/21 ,  G08C2201/93 ,  G08C2201/94 ,  H04L63/0846

Abstract: Actuating a security system includes providing a first set of access codes to a wireless device and causing the wireless device to transmit the first set of access codes to a first controller that actuates the security system. The first set of access codes provided to the wireless device may expire. Actuating a security system may also include providing expiration dates for each of the first set of access codes provided to the wireless device. Actuating a security system may also include examining each of the expiration dates and, in response to a particular expiration date being prior to a current date, erasing from the wireless device a particular one of the first set of access codes that corresponds to the particular expiration date.

公开(公告)号：US20060050142A1

公开(公告)日：2006-03-09

申请号：US11218900

申请日：2005-09-02

Applicant: Wayne Scott ,  Christopher Chambers ,  Cheryl Scott ,  Han-Sheng Yuh ,  Ramzi Ammari

Inventor： Wayne Scott ,  Christopher Chambers ,  Cheryl Scott ,  Han-Sheng Yuh ,  Ramzi Ammari

IPC: H04N7/14

CPC classification number: G08C23/04 ,  G08C17/02 ,  G08C2201/20 ,  G08C2201/21 ,  G08C2201/30 ,  G08C2201/92 ,  H04N21/42204 ,  H04N21/42224 ,  H04N21/42227 ,  H04N2005/4439 ,  Y10S715/967

Abstract: A configurable controlling device and associated editor program that allows a consumer to create on a personal computer for downloading to the controlling device a user interface comprised of user interface pages having icons which icons, when activated on the controlling device, cause the controlling device to perform a function, such as to transmit a command to an appliance, to change the user interface page being displayed, etc. The editor program allows for the visualization of links created between user interface pages, single step assigning of commands to logical groups of function keys (both iconic and hard keys), single step assigning of backgrounds to groups of user interface pages, and pre-rendering of user interface pages prior to the downloading of the user interface to the controlling device.

Abstract translation: 一种可配置的控制设备和相关联的编辑器程序，其允许消费者在个人计算机上创建用于向控制设备下载的用户界面，所述用户界面包括具有图标的用户界面页面，所述图标在所述控制设备上被激活时使所述控制设备执行 功能，例如向设备发送命令，以改变正在显示的用户界面页面等。编辑器程序允许在用户界面页面之间创建的链接的可视化，单步向功能键的逻辑组分配命令 （标识和硬键），将用户界面页面的背景单步分配，以及在将用户界面下载到控制设备之前对用户界面页面进行预呈现。

公开(公告)号：US20060020356A1

公开(公告)日：2006-01-26

申请号：US11200473

申请日：2005-08-09

Applicant: Masaya Kano

Inventor： Masaya Kano

IPC: G06F17/00

CPC classification number: H04N5/4403 ,  G08C17/00 ,  G08C23/04 ,  G08C2201/20 ,  G08C2201/21 ,  G08C2201/33 ,  G08C2201/50 ,  G08C2201/92 ,  H04B1/202 ,  H04N5/60 ,  H04N21/4143 ,  H04N21/42225 ,  H04N21/42226 ,  H04N21/435 ,  H04N21/4852 ,  H04N21/8186 ,  H04N2005/4441 ,  H04S1/007

Abstract: When a user gives a parameter storage instruction via a remote controller, current settings of parameters in an input switching circuit, surround circuit, graphic equalizer and electronic volume are stored into a non-volatile RAM. Then, once the user gives a reproduction instruction via the remote controller, the stored settings of the parameters are read out from the non-volatile RAM and set to the input switching circuit, surround circuit, graphic equalizer and electronic volume. Once the user selects a desired one of customizing buttons that are provided on the remote controller belonging to an audio apparatus connected with a personal computer and selects functions to be allocated to the selected customizing button, the personal computer creates setting information in accordance with the user's selections, and transmits the thus-created setting information to the audio apparatus. In turn, the audio apparatus stores the allocated functions of the customizing button on the basis of the setting information.