Home appliance control system and methods in a networked environment
    1.
    发明授权
    Home appliance control system and methods in a networked environment 有权
    家电控制系统和网络环境下的方法

    公开(公告)号:US07136709B2

    公开(公告)日:2006-11-14

    申请号:US10978860

    申请日:2004-11-01

    摘要: 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.

    摘要翻译: 家庭控制和自动化系统及方法。 系统通常包括一个或多个无线遥控器,多个设备(包括示例性系统中的启用网络的设备和传统传统设备),相关联的控制中心设备和相关联的内容中心设备。 公开了在网络化家庭控制和自动化环境中控制和操作电器的各种方法。 具体地说,公开了能够实现诸如基于位置的控制设置和操作,支持网络的传统设备和系统集成的高级家庭控制特征的方法,用于设备和媒体状态的保存和调用功能,基于通用命令的设备控制,动态/复杂宏命令生成 以及来自远程位置的基于因特网的控制能力与本发明的系统一起公开。

    System and method for controlling device location determination
    7.
    发明授权
    System and method for controlling device location determination 有权
    用于控制设备位置确定的系统和方法

    公开(公告)号:US07363028B2

    公开(公告)日:2008-04-22

    申请号:US10978971

    申请日:2004-11-01

    IPC分类号: H04M3/42

    摘要: A controlling device location determination system and method. A controlling device such as a remote control has programming for transmitting a signal response to a plurality of control environments, each environment including a signaling device. Each signaling device in receipt of the signal request sends a signal response having a unique ID (associated with location definitions relating to the environment from which he signaling device is located) which is chosen to be characteristically attenuated by the surroundings of the environment (i.e., IR signals in a room). Because the controlling device can only be in one environment at a given time, and given the attenuation characteristics of the signal response from each signaling device, only one signal response will be received by the controlling device in each environment. Location definitions associated with the received unique ID may be used by programming in the controlling device to recall saved devices states, commands sets, macros, and even to dynamically generate commands based on the location information.

    摘要翻译: 一种控制装置位置确定系统及方法。 诸如遥控器的控制设备具有用于向多个控制环境发送信号响应的程序,每个环境包括信令设备。 接收到信号请求的每个信令装置发送信号响应,该信号响应具有唯一的ID(与其信令装置所在的环境有关的定位定义),该信号响应被环境环境特性地衰减(即, 室内IR信号)。 由于控制装置在给定的时间只能在一个环境中,并且给定每个信号装置的信号响应的衰减特性,所以每个环境中的控制装置只接收到一个信号响应。 与接收到的唯一ID相关联的位置定义可以通过在控制设备中的编程来使用,以调用保存的设备状态,命令集,宏,甚至基于位置信息来动态生成命令。

    SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR INTERACTING WITH A CONTROL ENVIRONMENT
    9.
    发明申请
    SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR INTERACTING WITH A CONTROL ENVIRONMENT 审中-公开
    用于与控制环境交互的系统和方法

    公开(公告)号:US20110126135A1

    公开(公告)日:2011-05-26

    申请号:US12969132

    申请日:2010-12-15

    IPC分类号: G06F3/048 G06F3/01 G06F3/033

    摘要: 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.

    摘要翻译: 用于促进与电子设备的用户互动的系统和方法。 描述了许多用户界面方法,并且可以单独使用或者彼此组合使用以向用户呈现增强的界面。 描述使用紧凑状态指示器提供用户交互的方法。 描述了一种用于向用户提供虚拟滚轮以与内容集交互的方法。 描述了允许用户动态修改可伸缩用户界面的方法。 描述了经由虚拟手势板向用户提供基于姿势的输入的方法。 描述了提供交互式图形搜索查询界面的方法。 描述用于指示和选择可用内容类型的方法。

    System and methods for interacting with a control environment
    10.
    发明授权
    System and methods for interacting with a control environment 有权
    与控制环境交互的系统和方法

    公开(公告)号:US08997020B2

    公开(公告)日:2015-03-31

    申请号:US11888238

    申请日:2007-07-31

    摘要: 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.

    摘要翻译: 用于促进与电子设备的用户互动的系统和方法。 描述了许多用户界面方法,并且可以单独使用或者彼此组合使用以向用户呈现增强的界面。 描述使用紧凑状态指示器提供用户交互的方法。 描述了一种用于向用户提供虚拟滚轮以与内容集交互的方法。 描述了允许用户动态修改可伸缩用户界面的方法。 描述了经由虚拟手势板向用户提供基于姿势的输入的方法。 描述了提供交互式图形搜索查询界面的方法。 描述用于指示和选择可用内容类型的方法。