公开(公告)号：US20250139662A1

公开(公告)日：2025-05-01

申请号：US19001106

申请日：2024-12-24

Applicant: Universal Electronics Inc.

Inventor： Masakazu Sueda

IPC: G06Q30/0251 ,  H04L41/082 ,  H04L41/0853 ,  H04L67/1396

Abstract: A device may use a device discovery process to automatically determine a configuration of a home network system of the user. A device may store data representative of the determined configuration of a home network system of the user in a data repository. A device may use the data representative of the determined configuration of the home network system of the user to automatically verify a compliance by the user with a condition for receiving the targeted advertisement. A device may provide the targeted advertisement to the user when the determined configuration of the home network system of the user is determined to be in compliance with the condition for receiving the targeted advertisement.

公开(公告)号：US20250097521A1

公开(公告)日：2025-03-20

申请号：US18967194

申请日：2024-12-03

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：US20240401408A1

公开(公告)日：2024-12-05

申请号：US18328157

申请日：2023-06-02

Applicant: Universal Electronics Inc.

Inventor： Paul D. Arling ,  Steve Gutman

IPC: E06B9/68

Abstract: A controller receives from a sensor associated with a window treatment a first data obtained during a controlled closing of the window treatment. A setpoint temperature, a current temperature within a structure, and a weather data is subsequently used to determine that the window treatment needs to be closed in order to hasten a movement of the current temperature towards the setpoint temperature. After an instruction is provided to cause the window treatment to start to close, second data is obtained from the sensor while the window treatment is being closed. The first data is compared to the second data, when the comparison indicates that an obstruction exists in a path of travel of the window treatment, the closing of the window treatment is stopped.

公开(公告)号：US12149761B2

公开(公告)日：2024-11-19

申请号：US17868506

申请日：2022-07-19

Applicant: Universal Electronics Inc.

Inventor： Paul D. Arling

IPC: H04N21/81 ,  H04N21/241 ,  H04N21/422 ,  H04N21/441 ,  H04N21/443

Abstract: A system and method uses a first device fingerprint for a set-top box (STB) installed within a home theater environment which includes an over-the-top (OTT) device to cause a one a plurality of original equipment manufacturer (OEM) remote control setup procedures to be selected for use to configure an OEM remote control for the STB and the selected one of the plurality of OEM remote control setup procedures uses a second device fingerprint for the OTT device to cause the OEM remote control to be configured to transmit one or more commands to control functional operations of the OTT device.

公开(公告)号：US12148289B2

公开(公告)日：2024-11-19

申请号：US18228980

申请日：2023-08-01

Applicant: Universal Electronics Inc.

Inventor： Michael Courtney ,  Jeremy Mickelsen ,  Khanh Nguyen ,  Haiming Huang ,  Jan van Ee ,  Lokanath Penukonda ,  Jesus Perez

IPC: G08C17/02 ,  H04W84/18

Abstract: A radio frequency connection between a controlling device and a one of a plurality of controllable appliances in an environment is used to determine when the controlling device is pointing more towards the one of the plurality of controllable appliances relative to remaining ones of the plurality of controllable appliances. When it is determined that the controlling device is pointing more towards the one of the plurality of controllable appliances relative to remaining ones of the plurality of controllable appliances, the controlling device automatically makes active a command codeset usable to transmit commands to command functional operations of the one of the plurality of controllable appliances.

公开(公告)号：US20240371256A1

公开(公告)日：2024-11-07

申请号：US18775369

申请日：2024-07-17

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：US12131018B2

公开(公告)日：2024-10-29

申请号：US18371608

申请日：2023-09-22

Applicant: Universal Electronics Inc.

Inventor： Eric Negron ,  Patrick H. Hayes

IPC: G06F3/048 ,  G06F3/01 ,  G06F3/04883 ,  G08C17/02 ,  G08C23/04 ,  H04L12/28 ,  H04M1/72415 ,  H04N21/422 ,  H05B47/19 ,  H04M1/72406 ,  H04M1/72469

CPC classification number: G06F3/04883 ,  G06F3/017 ,  G08C17/02 ,  G08C23/04 ,  H04L12/282 ,  H04L12/2836 ,  H04M1/72415 ,  H04N21/42208 ,  H04N21/42224 ,  H05B47/19 ,  G08C2201/30 ,  G08C2201/32 ,  G08C2201/40 ,  G08C2201/93 ,  H04L2012/2841 ,  H04M1/72406 ,  H04M1/72469 ,  H04M2250/22

Abstract: A system for use in controlling operating functions of a controllable device includes a hand-held device and an intermediate device in communication with the hand-held device and the controllable device. The hand-held device is adapted to receive a gesture based input and to transmit a signal having data representative of the gesture based input. The intermediate device has programming for translating the data representative of the gesture based input in a signal received from the hand-held device into a command signal to be communicated to the controllable device wherein the command signal has a format appropriate for controlling an operating function of the controllable device that is associated with the gesture based input.

公开(公告)号：US20240353056A1

公开(公告)日：2024-10-24

申请号：US18758700

申请日：2024-06-28

Applicant: Universal Electronics Inc.

Inventor： Peter Martin van Til ,  Niek Fox ,  Luigi D'Andrea

IPC: F16M13/02 ,  A47B97/00

CPC classification number: F16M13/022 ,  A47B97/001 ,  F16M2200/021

Abstract: An apparatus includes a head portion, an undercarriage portion, and a telescopic portion configured to adjustably move into a plurality of different lengths. A first end of the head portion is rotatably attached to a first end of the undercarriage portion and a second end of the undercarriage portion is rotatably attached to a first end of the telescopic portion. A second end of the head portion is rotatably attached to a second end of the telescopic portion. In a first position, the telescopic portion has a first length of the plurality of different lengths and the head portion and the undercarriage portion form a first angle. In a second position, the telescopic portion has a second length of the plurality of different lengths and the head portion and the undercarriage portion form a second angle different from the first angle.

公开(公告)号：US12092350B2

公开(公告)日：2024-09-17

申请号：US17485783

申请日：2021-09-27

Applicant: Universal Electronics Inc.

Inventor： Michael Hoffman

IPC: G06F1/20 ,  F24F11/46 ,  F24F11/58 ,  F24F110/10

CPC classification number: F24F11/58 ,  F24F11/46 ,  F24F2110/10 ,  Y02D10/00

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：US20240283673A1

公开(公告)日：2024-08-22

申请号：US18654151

申请日：2024-05-03

Applicant: Universal Electronics Inc.

Inventor： Prasanna Moodlamakki Prabhakara ,  Sarika Desai

IPC: H04L12/18 ,  G16Y10/75 ,  G16Y40/35 ,  H04L61/4511 ,  H04L61/4541 ,  H04W8/00

CPC classification number: H04L12/185 ,  H04L61/4511 ,  H04L61/4541 ,  H04W8/005 ,  G16Y10/75 ,  G16Y40/35

Abstract: A signature comprised of a plurality of data blocks formatted in accordance with a multicast communications protocol is received from a target appliance. When it is determined that one or more of the plurality of data blocks has been populated with user data, a representation of at least a portion of signature is provided to an analytics engine for processing whereby the user data within the one or more of the plurality of data blocks is replaced with a predicted, original data. The predicted, original data is then usable to provision a controlling device with a command code set for use in communicating commands to the target appliance.