System and method for optimized appliance control

    公开(公告)号:US10325486B2

    公开(公告)日:2019-06-18

    申请号:US15789547

    申请日:2017-10-20

    Inventor: Paul D. Arling

    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.

    System and method for appliance detection and app configuration

    公开(公告)号:US10305969B2

    公开(公告)日:2019-05-28

    申请号:US16045832

    申请日:2018-07-26

    Abstract: A system and method is used to provision an app to a smart device for use in connection with an appliance. A presence of the appliance on a wireless network which includes the smart device is detected and data received from the appliance is used to initiate a retrieval of the app. When the retrieved app is installed on the smart device the app is usable with the smart device to provide at least an interface between the smart device and the appliance. In some circumstance, installation of the app on the smart device may also include causing the app to be synchronized with a corresponding app that was prior installed on another smart device capable of communicating with the appliance.

    SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING ORIENTATION COMPENSATION IN POINTING DEVICES

    公开(公告)号:US20190088423A1

    公开(公告)日:2019-03-21

    申请号:US16163270

    申请日:2018-10-17

    Inventor: Gerben Meijer

    Abstract: Axis orientation compensation is provided in a system in which movement of a controlling device is used to control navigational functions of a target appliance by determining which one of plural sides of the controlling device is an active side of the controlling device and by causing navigational functions of the target appliance made relative to at least one of an X, Y, and Z axis of the target appliance to be dynamically aligned with movements of the controlling device made relative to at least one of an A, B, and C axis of the controlling device as a function of the one of the plural sides of the controlling device that is determined to be the active side of the controlling device.

    Apparatus, system and method for using a universal controlling device for displaying a graphical user element in a display device

    公开(公告)号:US10127807B1

    公开(公告)日:2018-11-13

    申请号:US15986002

    申请日:2018-05-22

    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.

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