公开(公告)号：US20140240104A1

公开(公告)日：2014-08-28

申请号：US14269818

申请日：2014-05-05

Applicant: UNIVERSAL ELECTRONICS INC.

Inventor： Paul D. Arling ,  Patrick H. Hayes ,  Arsham Hatambeiki

IPC: G08C17/02

CPC classification number: G08C17/02 ,  G06F17/30477 ,  G08C19/28 ,  G08C2201/20 ,  G08C2201/21 ,  G08C2201/30 ,  G08C2201/40 ,  G08C2201/92 ,  G08C2201/93 ,  H04N5/4403 ,  H04N21/4108 ,  H04N21/42207 ,  H04N21/4222 ,  H04N21/42225 ,  H04N21/42226 ,  H04N21/6582 ,  H04N21/8186 ,  H04N2005/4435

Abstract: A system and method used to configure a smart device to command functional operations of a target appliance. The smart device retrieves from a controllable appliance, such as a settop box, data indicative of a codeset identity of the target appliance wherein the codeset identity was determined during a process used to configure a conventional universal remote control to command functional operations of the target appliance and wherein the process used to configure the conventional universal remote control is performed in cooperation with the controllable appliance. A remote control application resident on the smart device then uses the data indicative of the codeset identity retrieved from the controllable appliance to also configure the smart device to command functional operations of the target appliance.

公开(公告)号：US20130219438A1

公开(公告)日：2013-08-22

申请号：US13801540

申请日：2013-03-13

Applicant: Universal Electronics Inc.

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

IPC: H04N21/258

CPC classification number: H04N21/47202 ,  H04L12/2805 ,  H04L12/282 ,  H04N21/25858 ,  H04N21/25866 ,  H04N21/4126 ,  H04N21/4131 ,  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：US12217601B2

公开(公告)日：2025-02-04

申请号：US18233192

申请日：2023-08-11

Applicant: Universal Electronics Inc.

Inventor： Paul D. Arling ,  Brian Barnett

IPC: G08C17/02 ,  G08C23/04 ,  H04N21/422 ,  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：US12217047B2

公开(公告)日：2025-02-04

申请号：US18443743

申请日：2024-02-16

Applicant: Universal Electronics Inc.

Inventor： Paul D. Arling ,  Arsham Hatambeiki

IPC: G06F9/44 ,  G06F8/65 ,  H04L9/40 ,  H04L12/28 ,  H04L65/60 ,  H04L67/00

Abstract: A system and method functions to make an app as installed on a smart device usable to access a service, such as a media streaming service. A presence of a counterpart to the app as installed on an appliance within a home network which includes the smart device is detected. A user credential, such as a username and password combination, that is associated with the counterpart to the app is then identified. The user credential is caused to be automatically associated with the app as installed on the smart device.

公开(公告)号：US20240292054A1

公开(公告)日：2024-08-29

申请号：US18655529

申请日：2024-05-06

Applicant: Universal Electronics Inc.

Inventor： Paul D. Arling

IPC: H04N21/438 ,  H04N21/41 ,  H04N21/414 ,  H04N21/442 ,  H04N21/45 ,  H04N21/454 ,  H04N21/482

CPC classification number: H04N21/4383 ,  H04N21/41265 ,  H04N21/41407 ,  H04N21/442 ,  H04N21/4524 ,  H04N21/454 ,  H04N21/482

Abstract: A current geographical location of a portable device is used to facilitate selection of channel lineup that is appropriate for a Multi-System Operator (MSO) provider and the current geographical location of the portable device. A program guide GUI of the portable device is then configured using the selected channel lineup. The configured GUI is displayable to a user of the portable device whereupon the configured GUI is available for use in commanding tuning operations of a set-top box.

公开(公告)号：US11825147B2

公开(公告)日：2023-11-21

申请号：US17977685

申请日：2022-10-31

Applicant: Universal Electronics Inc.

Inventor： Paul D. Arling ,  Patrick H. Hayes

IPC: H04N21/422 ,  H04N5/765 ,  H04N21/436 ,  H04N21/442 ,  H04N21/485 ,  H04N21/488 ,  H04L12/28 ,  H04N21/47 ,  H04N21/41 ,  H04N21/4363

CPC classification number: H04N21/42225 ,  H04L12/281 ,  H04L12/2809 ,  H04N5/765 ,  H04N21/4126 ,  H04N21/41265 ,  H04N21/4221 ,  H04N21/42204 ,  H04N21/42228 ,  H04N21/43615 ,  H04N21/43632 ,  H04N21/44227 ,  H04N21/47 ,  H04N21/485 ,  H04N21/4852 ,  H04N21/4882 ,  H04L12/282

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：US11812111B2

公开(公告)日：2023-11-07

申请号：US17521944

申请日：2021-11-09

Applicant: Universal Electronics Inc.

Inventor： Paul D. Arling ,  Patrick H. Hayes

IPC: H04N21/485 ,  H04N21/482 ,  H04H60/72 ,  H04H60/80 ,  H04H60/82 ,  H04H60/46 ,  H04N21/434 ,  H04N21/414 ,  H04N21/422 ,  H04H60/65 ,  H04N21/41 ,  H04N21/45 ,  H04N21/81 ,  H04N21/4143

CPC classification number: H04N21/4858 ,  H04H60/46 ,  H04H60/65 ,  H04H60/72 ,  H04H60/80 ,  H04H60/82 ,  H04N21/4126 ,  H04N21/4143 ,  H04N21/41265 ,  H04N21/41407 ,  H04N21/42225 ,  H04N21/4345 ,  H04N21/4532 ,  H04N21/482 ,  H04N21/4821 ,  H04N21/8133

Abstract: A controlling device is provided with the ability to present personalized program guide information by using personal preferences provided to a home computing device. The personal preferences are used to filter program guide data received at the home computing device whereby the program guide data will include only programming information for user-specified sources of programming for each of plural, different user-specified periods of time. The filtered program guide data is then downloaded to the controlling device from the home computing device for use in connection with an application of the controlling device that functions to display program guide information within a display of the controlling device.

公开(公告)号：US11769397B2

公开(公告)日：2023-09-26

申请号：US17665219

申请日：2022-02-04

Applicant: Universal Electronics Inc.

Inventor： Paul D. Arling ,  Brian Barnett

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

CPC classification number: G08C17/02 ,  G08C23/04 ,  H04N21/42226 ,  G08C2201/20 ,  G08C2201/30 ,  G08C2201/40 ,  G08C2201/70 ,  G08C2201/92 ,  G08C2201/93 ,  H04N21/42225 ,  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：US20220342522A1

公开(公告)日：2022-10-27

申请号：US17861977

申请日：2022-07-11

Applicant: Universal Electronics Inc.

Inventor： Christopher Chambers ,  Wayne Scott ,  Cheryl Scott ,  Allen Yuh ,  Paul D. Arling

IPC: G06F3/0484 ,  G06F3/0485 ,  G06F3/04883 ,  G06F3/0481 ,  G06F3/0486

Abstract: A system and methods for facilitation of user interactions with an electronic device. A number of user interface methods are described and may be used alone or in combination with one another to present an enhanced interface to a user. A method of providing user interaction using a compact status indicator is described. A method for providing a virtual scroll wheel to a user for interaction with content sets is described. A method for allowing a user to dynamically modify a scalable user interface is described. A method for providing gesture based input to a user via a virtual gesture pad is described. A method of providing an interactive graphic search query interface is described. A method for indicating and selecting available content type is described.

公开(公告)号：US11410542B2

公开(公告)日：2022-08-09

申请号：US17375566

申请日：2021-07-14

Applicant: Universal Electronics Inc.

Inventor： Paul D. Arling ,  Brian Barnett

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