公开(公告)号：US20250168032A1

公开(公告)日：2025-05-22

申请号：US19026850

申请日：2025-01-17

Applicant: Universal Electronics inc.

Inventor： Michael Lamb ,  Paul D. Arling

IPC: H04L12/28 ,  G08B21/02

Abstract: Systems, methods and apparatus are described for propagating a primary alert from a premises monitoring system or device by a home entertainment device. A premises monitoring system or device, such as a security system, smoke detector, fire detector, carbon monoxide detector, baby monitor, smart speaker, etc., emit a primary alert when a predetermined event or condition occurs associated with a monitored premises. An indication of the primary alert is received by one or more home entertainment devices, and at least one of the home entertainment devices causes a secondary alert to occur, for example, an audio notification and/or a visual notification from the at least one home entertainment device.

公开(公告)号：US20250159430A1

公开(公告)日：2025-05-15

申请号：US19020389

申请日：2025-01-14

Applicant: Universal Electronics inc.

Inventor： Michael Archbold ,  Paul D. Arling

IPC: H04W4/021 ,  G07C9/00 ,  H04L12/28 ,  H04W4/02 ,  H04W4/80 ,  H04W12/50 ,  H04W84/12

Abstract: Systems, methods and apparatus are described for automatically performing home or business-based actions. A predefined geographic boundary may be defined around a home or a business. When a personal communication device inside a vehicle crosses a boundary of the predefined geographic boundary, the personal communication device sends a short range message to a point-to-point transceiver in the vehicle, and the point-to-point transceiver sends a signal directly to a controller in the home or business to automatically perform the one or more home or business-based actions.

公开(公告)号：US20250117113A1

公开(公告)日：2025-04-10

申请号：US18987179

申请日：2024-12-19

Applicant: Universal Electronics Inc.

Inventor： Steven M. Pope ,  Raymond O. Chock ,  Norma G. Sheridan

IPC: G06F3/0482 ,  G06F16/432 ,  H04N21/41 ,  H04N21/422

Abstract: A browser device communicates via Wi-Fi with a central function device. The function device has information regarding all the various remote controls needed by the consumer. The function device communicates wirelessly with the browser device and in turn then operates all of the consumer's electronic devices

公开(公告)号：US20250097507A1

公开(公告)日：2025-03-20

申请号：US18968263

申请日：2024-12-04

Applicant: Universal Electronics Inc.

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

IPC: H04N21/422 ,  H04N5/765 ,  H04N5/775 ,  H04N21/41 ,  H04N21/4363 ,  H04N21/442 ,  H04N21/45 ,  H04N21/485

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.

公开(公告)号：US20250080374A1

公开(公告)日：2025-03-06

申请号：US18813659

申请日：2024-08-23

Applicant: Universal Electronics Inc.

Inventor： Jacob Shaffer ,  Michael Hoffman

IPC: H04L12/28

Abstract: A heating and/or cooling equipment (HVAC) control system includes a subbase a thermostat releasably engageable with the subbase. An encoder is physically associated with the subbase. The provides information to the thermostat when the thermostat is coupled to the subbase. The information at least uniquely identifies the thermostat to a centralized HVAC system provided to control HVAC related functionalities in each of a plurality of rooms in a building.

公开(公告)号：US12212802B2

公开(公告)日：2025-01-28

申请号：US18524316

申请日：2023-11-30

Applicant: Universal Electronics Inc.

Inventor： Thomas Hascher ,  Menno Koopmans

IPC: H04N21/422

Abstract: A configurable input element of a controlling device is configured by using a data representative of an over-the-top (OTT) media app determined to be installed on an OTT device and a data representative of the OTT device to identify at least one command that is required to be transmitted to cause the OTT device to launch the OTT media app. The at least one command is provisioned to the controlling device and assigned to the configurable input element. When the input element is subsequently activated, the controlling device will transmit the at least one command to cause the OTT device to launch the OTT media app.

公开(公告)号：US12184927B2

公开(公告)日：2024-12-31

申请号：US18374381

申请日：2023-09-28

Applicant: Universal Electronics Inc.

Inventor： Arsham Hatambeiki

IPC: H04N21/4367 ,  H04N21/254 ,  H04N21/4363 ,  H04N21/4627

Abstract: A first appliance receives from a second controllable appliance a command for causing the first controllable appliance to be placed into a state and, in response, determines a trust level of the second controllable appliance. When it is determined that the second controllable appliance is trustworthy, the first controllable appliance executes the command. When it is determined that the second controllable appliance is untrustworthy, the first controllable appliance ignores the command. Otherwise, the first controllable appliance enters into a state in which the first controllable appliance waits for at least a predetermined period of time for a user to confirm whether or not the first controllable appliance should be caused to execute the command.

公开(公告)号：US20240426503A1

公开(公告)日：2024-12-26

申请号：US18828305

申请日：2024-09-09

Applicant: Universal Electronics Inc.

Inventor： Michael Hoffman

IPC: F24F11/58 ,  F24F11/46 ,  F24F110/10

Abstract: A system, apparatus and method for deactivating HVAC equipment when the thermostat determines that a door or a window has been opened. The thermostat determines that a door or window is open using one or more security sensors previously installed for use with a separate security system.

公开(公告)号：US20240378641A1

公开(公告)日：2024-11-14

申请号：US18313456

申请日：2023-05-08

Applicant: Universal Electronics Inc.

Inventor： Kurt Roman Thielen

IPC: G06Q30/0251 ,  H04W4/029

Abstract: A system includes a mobile device and a receiving device associated with a media access device. The receiving device obtains from the mobile device during a process in which the mobile device and the receiving device are paired a first identifier that uniquely identifies the mobile device. The first identifier is then associated within the receiving device to a universal advertising identifier. Thereafter, when the mobile device is determined to be in proximity to the receiving device, at least the universal advertising identifier is caused to be provided to a remote server. In this manner, the remote server can track at least a presence of a user with the media access device.

公开(公告)号：US12100284B2

公开(公告)日：2024-09-24

申请号：US17076293

申请日：2020-10-21

Applicant: Universal Electronics Inc.

Inventor： Victor Berrios ,  Nicu Ahmadi ,  ARsham Hatambeiki

IPC: G16Y40/50 ,  G08B21/18 ,  G08B25/10 ,  G16Y10/80 ,  G16Y20/10 ,  G16Y20/20

CPC classification number: G08B21/18 ,  G08B25/10 ,  G16Y10/80 ,  G16Y20/10 ,  G16Y20/20 ,  G16Y40/50

Abstract: A controlling device periodically captures data indicative of a state of the controlling device for use in generating a vacation mode operational data. When the controlling device is subsequently placed into a vacation mode of operation, the controlling device uses the vacation mode operational data to replicate the periodically captured state of the controlling device and, thereby, the controlling device is caused to periodically issue command communications to a controllable device for the purpose of simulating the prior usage of at least the controllable device.