公开(公告)号：US09805591B2

公开(公告)日：2017-10-31

申请号：US12974231

申请日：2010-12-21

申请人： Joseph Lee Haughawout ,  Arsham Hatambeiki ,  Paul Ogaz ,  Jeffrey Kohanek

发明人： Joseph Lee Haughawout ,  Arsham Hatambeiki ,  Paul Ogaz ,  Jeffrey Kohanek

IPC分类号： G08C19/28 ,  H04N5/44 ,  H04N5/445 ,  H04N21/485 ,  H04N21/422 ,  H04N21/61 ,  H04N21/41

CPC分类号： G08C19/28 ,  G08C2201/20 ,  G08C2201/30 ,  G08C2201/92 ,  H04N5/4403 ,  H04N5/445 ,  H04N21/4135 ,  H04N21/42225 ,  H04N21/485 ,  H04N21/6125 ,  H04N2005/4435

摘要： A system and method for enabling set up of a controlling device capable of controlling a plurality of appliances provides an interactive instruction set and associated programming which is downloadable to a controllable appliance having an associated display, such as an Internet enabled television. The programming is accessible by the controllable appliance and is configured to appropriately display interactive instructions from the interactive instruction set to a user during a user initiated set up procedure for setting up the controlling device to communicate commands to another controllable device (e.g., a DVD, VCR, DVR, etc).

公开(公告)号：US09020968B2

公开(公告)日：2015-04-28

申请号：US12857227

申请日：2010-08-16

申请人： Jonathan Lim ,  Joseph Lee Haughawout

发明人： Jonathan Lim ,  Joseph Lee Haughawout

IPC分类号： G06F17/30 ,  H04N5/44 ,  G08C19/28 ,  H04N21/41 ,  H04N21/422

CPC分类号： H04L67/025 ,  G06F3/0482 ,  G06F3/04842 ,  G06F3/04886 ,  G08C19/28 ,  G08C2201/20 ,  G08C2201/21 ,  G08C2201/92 ,  H04L67/12 ,  H04N5/4403 ,  H04N21/4117 ,  H04N21/42222 ,  H04N21/42225 ,  H04N2005/4428 ,  H04N2005/4435

摘要： Data indicative of topography of an object of interest is received at a recognition system having an associated database in which is stored topography data for a plurality of reference objects each of which is cross-referenced to configuration information for a universal controlling device. The reference system uses the received data and the topography data for the plurality of reference objects to discern one or more reference objects as being a match for the object of interest. At least a subset of the configuration information that has been cross-referenced to the one or more reference objects discerned by the recognition system as being a match for the object of interest is then used to configure the universal controlling device to enable the universal controlling device to communicate commands to one or more target appliances.

摘要翻译： 在具有相关联的数据库的识别系统处接收表示感兴趣对象的地形的数据，其中存储多个参考对象的地形数据，每个参考对象与通用控制设备的配置信息相互参照。 参考系统使用所接收的数据和多个参考对象的地形数据来将一个或多个参考对象辨别为感兴趣对象的匹配。 至少将由识别系统识别出的一个或多个参考对象交叉引用的配置信息的子集作为与感兴趣对象匹配的配置信息，然后被用于配置通用控制设备以使通用控制设备 将命令传达给一个或多个目标设备。

公开(公告)号：US07783676B2

公开(公告)日：2010-08-24

申请号：US11823736

申请日：2007-06-28

申请人： Jonathan Lim ,  Joseph Lee Haughawout

发明人： Jonathan Lim ,  Joseph Lee Haughawout

IPC分类号： G06F17/30

CPC分类号： H04L67/025 ,  G06F3/0482 ,  G06F3/04842 ,  G06F3/04886 ,  G08C19/28 ,  G08C2201/20 ,  G08C2201/21 ,  G08C2201/92 ,  H04L67/12 ,  H04N5/4403 ,  H04N21/4117 ,  H04N21/42222 ,  H04N21/42225 ,  H04N2005/4428 ,  H04N2005/4435

摘要： Data indicative of physical characteristics of an object of interest is received at a recognition system having an associated database in which is stored physical characteristic data for a plurality of reference objects each of which is cross-referenced to configuration information for a universal controlling device. The reference system uses the received data and the physical characteristic data for the plurality of reference objects to discern one or more reference objects as being a match for the object of interest. At least a subset of the configuration information that has been cross-referenced to the one or more reference objects discerned by the recognition system as being a match for the object of interest is then used to configure the universal controlling device to enable the universal controlling device to communicate commands to one or more target appliances.

摘要翻译： 在具有相关联的数据库的识别系统处接收指示感兴趣对象的物理特性的数据，其中存储有用于多个参考对象的物理特征数据，每个参考对象与通用控制设备的配置信息相互参照。 参考系统使用接收到的数据和多个参考对象的物理特征数据来将一个或多个参考对象辨别为感兴趣对象的匹配。 至少将由识别系统识别出的一个或多个参考对象交叉引用的配置信息的子集作为与感兴趣对象匹配的配置信息，然后被用于配置通用控制设备以使通用控制设备 将命令传达给一个或多个目标设备。

公开(公告)号：US20100134318A1

公开(公告)日：2010-06-03

申请号：US12633125

申请日：2009-12-08

申请人： Joseph Lee Haughawout ,  Patrick H. Hayes

发明人： Joseph Lee Haughawout ,  Patrick H. Hayes

IPC分类号： G08C19/00

CPC分类号： H04L67/025 ,  G06F3/0482 ,  G06F3/04842 ,  G06F3/04886 ,  G08C19/28 ,  G08C2201/20 ,  G08C2201/21 ,  G08C2201/92 ,  H04L67/12 ,  H04N5/4403 ,  H04N21/4117 ,  H04N21/42222 ,  H04N21/42225 ,  H04N2005/4428 ,  H04N2005/4435

摘要： A user provides to an image recognition system an image that is intended to be used to identify one or more appliances that are to be controlled by a universal controlling device. The image recognition system has access to a database of images that have been cross-referenced to appliances and configuration information for those appliances. The image recognition system uses the provided image to identify one or more appliances to be controlled using the universal controlling device and, accordingly, the configuration information for those one or more appliances so identified. The configuration information may then be provided to a user for manual provision to the universal controlling device or be provided in a form for downloading into the universal controlling device, whether directly or via an intermediate device. The configuration information may also be provided to an intermediate device which has programming for use in connection with a process of configuring the universal controlling device.

摘要翻译： 用户向图像识别系统提供旨在用于识别要由通用控制设备控制的一个或多个设备的图像。 图像识别系统可以访问已经与设备交互参考的图像数据库和这些设备的配置信息。 图像识别系统使用所提供的图像来识别要使用通用控制装置进行控制的一个或多个装置，并且因此使用所识别的那些一个或多个装置的配置信息。 然后可以将配置信息提供给用户手动提供给通用控制设备，或者以用于下载到通用控制设备的形式提供，无论是直接地还是经由中间设备。 配置信息还可以被提供给具有与配置通用控制设备的过程结合使用的编程的中间设备。

公开(公告)号：US07005979B2

公开(公告)日：2006-02-28

申请号：US10603839

申请日：2003-06-25

申请人： Joseph Lee Haughawout ,  Jeremy K. Black

发明人： Joseph Lee Haughawout ,  Jeremy K. Black

IPC分类号： G08B1/08

CPC分类号： G08C25/02 ,  G08C17/00 ,  G08C2201/33 ,  G08C2201/50

摘要： A remote control transmission monitoring system. A remote control has programming for transmitting a sequence of command codes and a command receiver has programming for determining if the transmission from the remote control included all of the command codes in the sequence of command codes. The programming further functions to generate a signal to cause corrective action to be taken and/or to notify a user that an unsuccessful transmission of the sequence of command codes occurred when the transmission from the remote control is determined to include less than all of the command codes in the sequence of command codes.

摘要翻译： 遥控传输监控系统。 遥控器具有用于发送命令代码序列的编程，并且命令接收器具有用于确定来自遥控器的传输是否包括命令代码序列中的所有命令代码的编程。 编程还用于产生信号以使得采取纠正措施和/或通知用户当遥控器的传输被确定为包括小于全部命令时发生命令代码序列的不成功的传输 命令代码序列中的代码。

公开(公告)号：US09137473B2

公开(公告)日：2015-09-15

申请号：US12327875

申请日：2008-12-04

申请人： Joseph Lee Haughawout ,  Mauro Dresti ,  Sandro David Klein ,  Alex Louie ,  Han-Sheng Yuh ,  Steve LanPing Huang ,  Patrick H. Hayes ,  Weidong William Wang

发明人： Joseph Lee Haughawout ,  Mauro Dresti ,  Sandro David Klein ,  Alex Louie ,  Han-Sheng Yuh ,  Steve LanPing Huang ,  Patrick H. Hayes ,  Weidong William Wang

IPC分类号： H04N5/44 ,  H04N5/445 ,  H04B1/20 ,  G01C21/36 ,  G06F3/0481 ,  G06F3/0482 ,  G06F3/0485 ,  G09B29/10 ,  H04N21/438 ,  H04N21/482

CPC分类号： H04N5/4403 ,  G01C21/3682 ,  G06F3/0481 ,  G06F3/0482 ,  G06F3/0485 ,  G06F2203/04806 ,  G08C2201/92 ,  G09B29/102 ,  H04B1/202 ,  H04N5/44582 ,  H04N21/4126 ,  H04N21/42207 ,  H04N21/42209 ,  H04N21/4222 ,  H04N21/42224 ,  H04N21/42227 ,  H04N21/4316 ,  H04N21/43615 ,  H04N21/4383 ,  H04N21/4532 ,  H04N21/47214 ,  H04N21/4722 ,  H04N21/482 ,  H04N21/4821 ,  H04N21/4823 ,  H04N21/485

摘要： A method for controlling the operation of a plurality of consumer electronic devices by displaying a plurality of broadcast channel identifiers each corresponding to a broadcast channel in a display of a controlling device adapted to command at least channel tuning operations of the plurality of consumer electronic devices. Input is accepted into the controlling device that functions to designate one of the plurality of broadcast channel identifiers and the controlling device uses the designation of the one of the plurality of broadcast channel identifiers to cause a transmission of a wireless signal from the controlling device to a one of the plurality of consumer electronic devices to thereby cause the one of the plurality of consumer electronic devices to tune to the broadcast channel corresponding to the designated one of the plurality of broadcast channel identifiers. A condition associated with at least one of the controlling device and the designated one of the plurality of broadcast channel identifiers functions to determine the one of the plurality of consumer electronic devices to which the wireless signal is transmitted.

摘要翻译： 一种用于通过在控制装置的显示器中显示多个广播频道标识符来控制多个消费电子设备的操作的方法，所述多个广播频道标识符适合于至少命令多个消费电子设备的频道调谐操作。 输入被接受到用于指定多个广播信道标识符之一的控制设备中，并且控制设备使用多个广播信道标识符中的一个的指定来使得从控制设备向无线信号发送无线信号 多个消费电子设备中的一个，从而使多个消费电子设备中的一个消费电子设备调谐到与多个广播信道标识符中指定的一个广播信道标识符相对应的广播信道。 与控制设备和多个广播信道标识符中的指定的一个广播信道标识符中的至少一个相关联的条件用于确定发送无线信号的多个消费电子设备中的一个。

公开(公告)号：US20110102158A1

公开(公告)日：2011-05-05

申请号：US12974231

申请日：2010-12-21

申请人： Joseph Lee Haughawout ,  Arsham Hatambeiki ,  Paul Ogaz ,  Jeffrey Kohanek

发明人： Joseph Lee Haughawout ,  Arsham Hatambeiki ,  Paul Ogaz ,  Jeffrey Kohanek

IPC分类号： G05B11/01

CPC分类号： G08C19/28 ,  G08C2201/20 ,  G08C2201/30 ,  G08C2201/92 ,  H04N5/4403 ,  H04N5/445 ,  H04N21/4135 ,  H04N21/42225 ,  H04N21/485 ,  H04N21/6125 ,  H04N2005/4435

摘要： A system and method for enabling set up of a controlling device capable of controlling a plurality of appliances provides an interactive instruction set and associated programming which is downloadable to a controllable appliance having an associated display, such as an Internet enabled television. The programming is accessible by the controllable appliance and is configured to appropriately display interactive instructions from the interactive instruction set to a user during a user initiated set up procedure for setting up the controlling device to communicate commands to another controllable device (e.g., a DVD, VCR, DVR, etc).

摘要翻译： 能够设置能够控制多个设备的控制设备的系统和方法提供交互式指令集和相关节目，其可下载到具有相关联的显示器的可控设备，诸如因特网功能的电视。 编程可由可控设备访问，并且被配置为在用户启动的设置过程期间适当地显示从交互指令集到用户的交互式指令，用于设置控制设备以将命令传送到另一个可控设备（例如，DVD， 录像机，DVR等）。

公开(公告)号：US20090113478A1

公开(公告)日：2009-04-30

申请号：US12327875

申请日：2008-12-04

申请人： Joseph Lee Haughawout ,  Mauro Dresti ,  Sandro David Klein ,  Alex Louie ,  Han-Sheng Yuh ,  Steve LanPing Huang ,  Patrick H. Hayes ,  Weidong William Wang

发明人： Joseph Lee Haughawout ,  Mauro Dresti ,  Sandro David Klein ,  Alex Louie ,  Han-Sheng Yuh ,  Steve LanPing Huang ,  Patrick H. Hayes ,  Weidong William Wang

IPC分类号： H04N5/445

CPC分类号： H04N5/4403 ,  G01C21/3682 ,  G06F3/0481 ,  G06F3/0482 ,  G06F3/0485 ,  G06F2203/04806 ,  G08C2201/92 ,  G09B29/102 ,  H04B1/202 ,  H04N5/44582 ,  H04N21/4126 ,  H04N21/42207 ,  H04N21/42209 ,  H04N21/4222 ,  H04N21/42224 ,  H04N21/42227 ,  H04N21/4316 ,  H04N21/43615 ,  H04N21/4383 ,  H04N21/4532 ,  H04N21/47214 ,  H04N21/4722 ,  H04N21/482 ,  H04N21/4821 ,  H04N21/4823 ,  H04N21/485

摘要： A method for controlling the operation of a plurality of consumer electronic devices by displaying a plurality of broadcast channel identifiers each corresponding to a broadcast channel in a display of a controlling device adapted to command at least channel tuning operations of the plurality of consumer electronic devices. Input is accepted into the controlling device that functions to designate one of the plurality of broadcast channel identifiers and the controlling device uses the designation of the one of the plurality of broadcast channel identifiers to cause a transmission of a wireless signal from the controlling device to a one of the plurality of consumer electronic devices to thereby cause the one of the plurality of consumer electronic devices to tune to the broadcast channel corresponding to the designated one of the plurality of broadcast channel identifiers. A condition associated with at least one of the controlling device and the designated one of the plurality of broadcast channel identifiers functions to determine the one of the plurality of consumer electronic devices to which the wireless signal is transmitted.

摘要翻译： 一种用于通过在控制装置的显示器中显示多个广播频道标识符来控制多个消费电子设备的操作的方法，所述多个广播频道标识符适合于至少命令多个消费电子设备的频道调谐操作。 输入被接受到用于指定多个广播信道标识符之一的控制设备中，并且控制设备使用多个广播信道标识符中的一个的指定来使得从控制设备向无线信号发送无线信号 多个消费电子设备中的一个，从而使多个消费电子设备中的一个消费电子设备调谐到与多个广播信道标识符中指定的一个广播信道标识符相对应的广播信道。 与控制设备和多个广播信道标识符中的指定的一个广播信道标识符中的至少一个相关联的条件用于确定发送无线信号的多个消费电子设备中的一个。

公开(公告)号：US09462035B2

公开(公告)日：2016-10-04

申请号：US13313147

申请日：2011-12-07

申请人： Jonathan Lim ,  Joseph Lee Haughawout

发明人： Jonathan Lim ,  Joseph Lee Haughawout

IPC分类号： G06F17/30 ,  H04L29/08 ,  G08C19/28 ,  H04N5/44 ,  H04N21/41 ,  H04N21/422 ,  G06F3/0482 ,  G06F3/0484 ,  G06F3/0488

CPC分类号： H04L67/025 ,  G06F3/0482 ,  G06F3/04842 ,  G06F3/04886 ,  G08C19/28 ,  G08C2201/20 ,  G08C2201/21 ,  G08C2201/92 ,  H04L67/12 ,  H04N5/4403 ,  H04N21/4117 ,  H04N21/42222 ,  H04N21/42225 ,  H04N2005/4428 ,  H04N2005/4435

摘要： Data indicative of topography of an object of interest is received at a recognition system having an associated database in which is stored topography data for a plurality of reference objects each of which is cross-referenced to configuration information for a universal controlling device. The reference system uses the received data and the topography data for the plurality of reference objects to discern one or more reference objects as being a match for the object of interest. At least a subset of the configuration information that has been cross-referenced to the one or more reference objects discerned by the recognition system as being a match for the object of interest is then used to configure the universal controlling device to enable the universal controlling device to communicate commands to one or more target appliances.

公开(公告)号：US08854556B2

公开(公告)日：2014-10-07

申请号：US13443435

申请日：2012-04-10

申请人： Joseph Lee Haughawout ,  Patrick H. Hayes

发明人： Joseph Lee Haughawout ,  Patrick H. Hayes

IPC分类号： H04N5/44 ,  H04N5/445 ,  H04N21/422 ,  H04N21/6547 ,  H04N21/262 ,  G08C19/00 ,  G08C19/28 ,  H04N21/485

CPC分类号： G08C17/02 ,  G08C19/00 ,  G08C19/28 ,  G08C2201/20 ,  G08C2201/30 ,  G08C2201/92 ,  H04N5/4403 ,  H04N5/445 ,  H04N21/26291 ,  H04N21/4221 ,  H04N21/42221 ,  H04N21/42225 ,  H04N21/42226 ,  H04N21/42227 ,  H04N21/433 ,  H04N21/43615 ,  H04N21/485 ,  H04N21/6547 ,  H04N2005/4435

摘要： A system and method for enabling set up of a controlling device capable of controlling a plurality of appliances, via an interactive instruction set and associated programming. The programming is accessible by a STB or other controllable appliance and is configured to appropriately display interactive instructions and prompts to a user during a user initiated set up procedure for configuration of another controllable device (e.g., DVD, VCR, DVR, etc) available to the user. Appropriate set up data, generally in the form of command library codes, is displayed to the user by the interactive instruction set and associated programming for entry and trial by the user in set up of the desired appliance(s).

摘要翻译： 一种能够通过交互式指令集和相关节目来建立能够控制多个装置的控制装置的系统和方法。 编程可由STB或其他可控制设备访问，并且被配置为在用户启动的设置过程期间适当地向用户显示交互式指令和提示，以配置可用于其的可控设备（例如，DVD，VCR，DVR等） 用户。 一般以命令库代码的形式的适当的设置数据通过交互式指令集和相关联的程序向用户显示，用户可以在所需设备中进行输入和试用。