公开(公告)号：US11900794B2

公开(公告)日：2024-02-13

申请号：US16790293

申请日：2020-02-13

Applicant: Universal Electronics Inc.

Inventor： Joseph Lee Haughawout ,  Patrick H. Hayes

IPC: G08C17/02 ,  G08C19/00 ,  H04N21/422 ,  H04N21/433 ,  H04N5/445 ,  H04N21/6547 ,  G08C19/28 ,  H04N21/436 ,  H04N21/262 ,  H04N21/485

CPC classification number: G08C17/02 ,  G08C19/00 ,  G08C19/28 ,  H04N5/445 ,  H04N21/4221 ,  H04N21/42204 ,  H04N21/42221 ,  H04N21/42225 ,  H04N21/42226 ,  H04N21/433 ,  H04N21/6547 ,  G08C2201/20 ,  G08C2201/30 ,  G08C2201/92 ,  H04N21/26291 ,  H04N21/42227 ,  H04N21/43615 ,  H04N21/485

Abstract: 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.

公开(公告)号：US20240012561A1

公开(公告)日：2024-01-11

申请号：US18371608

申请日：2023-09-22

Applicant: Universal Electronics Inc.

Inventor： Eric Negron ,  Patrick H. Hayes

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

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

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：US20230274334A1

公开(公告)日：2023-08-31

申请号：US18144874

申请日：2023-05-09

Applicant: Universal Electronics Inc.

Inventor： Paul Ogaz ,  Arsham Hatambeiki ,  Patrick H. Hayes

IPC: G06Q30/0601 ,  G06Q30/0282 ,  G06Q30/02 ,  G06Q50/00

CPC classification number: G06Q30/0631 ,  G06Q30/0625 ,  G06Q30/0282 ,  G06Q30/0278 ,  G06Q30/02 ,  G06Q30/0641 ,  G06Q50/01

Abstract: A system functions to recommend equipment expansions, additions and/or substitutions; interconnections; supplemental capabilities; features; etc. based upon a knowledge of a consumer's existing audio and/or visual system configuration.

公开(公告)号：US11722744B2

公开(公告)日：2023-08-08

申请号：US16595023

申请日：2019-10-07

Applicant: Universal Electronics Inc.

Inventor： Paul D. Arling ,  Patrick H. Hayes

IPC: H04N21/482 ,  H04N21/422 ,  H04N21/442 ,  H04N21/414 ,  H04N21/462 ,  H04N21/475 ,  H04N21/4147 ,  H04N21/4223 ,  H04N21/45 ,  H04N21/4415 ,  H04N5/76 ,  H04N21/231 ,  H04N21/4143 ,  H04N21/47

CPC classification number: H04N21/4825 ,  H04N5/76 ,  H04N21/23109 ,  H04N21/4143 ,  H04N21/4147 ,  H04N21/4223 ,  H04N21/42204 ,  H04N21/4415 ,  H04N21/44204 ,  H04N21/44218 ,  H04N21/44231 ,  H04N21/4532 ,  H04N21/4622 ,  H04N21/4753 ,  H04N21/482 ,  H04N21/47

Abstract: A programming access device such as, for example, a cable or satellite set top box (STB), a digital video recorder (DVR), a personal computer, and/or a digital media receivers automatically optimizes an order of content choices presented in a content listing, such as a program guide display, favorite channel display, and/or a recording listing display based on the past viewing and/or recording history of a current user.

公开(公告)号：US11687993B2

公开(公告)日：2023-06-27

申请号：US17140724

申请日：2021-01-04

Applicant: Universal Electronics Inc.

Inventor： Paul Ogaz ,  Arsham Hatambeiki ,  Patrick H. Hayes

IPC: G06Q30/0601 ,  G06Q30/0282 ,  G06Q30/02 ,  G06Q50/00

CPC classification number: G06Q30/0631 ,  G06Q30/02 ,  G06Q30/0278 ,  G06Q30/0282 ,  G06Q30/0625 ,  G06Q30/0641 ,  G06Q50/01

Abstract: A system functions to recommend equipment expansions, additions and/or substitutions; interconnections; supplemental capabilities; features; etc. based upon a knowledge of a consumer's existing audio and/or visual system configuration.

公开(公告)号：US11676480B2

公开(公告)日：2023-06-13

申请号：US17512261

申请日：2021-10-27

Applicant: Universal Electronics Inc.

Inventor： Joseph Lee Haughawout ,  Patrick H. Hayes

IPC: G08C17/02 ,  G08C19/00 ,  H04N21/422 ,  H04N21/433 ,  H04N5/445 ,  H04N21/6547 ,  G08C19/28 ,  H04N21/436 ,  H04N21/262 ,  H04N21/485

CPC classification number: G08C17/02 ,  G08C19/00 ,  G08C19/28 ,  H04N5/445 ,  H04N21/4221 ,  H04N21/42204 ,  H04N21/42221 ,  H04N21/42225 ,  H04N21/42226 ,  H04N21/433 ,  H04N21/6547 ,  G08C2201/20 ,  G08C2201/30 ,  G08C2201/92 ,  H04N21/26291 ,  H04N21/42227 ,  H04N21/43615 ,  H04N21/485

Abstract: 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.

公开(公告)号：US20230015774A1

公开(公告)日：2023-01-19

申请号：US17939074

申请日：2022-09-07

Applicant: Universal Electronics Inc

Inventor： Olav B.M. Pouw ,  Patrick H. Hayes

IPC: G05B15/02 ,  H04N21/422 ,  G05B19/042 ,  H04N21/41

Abstract: A controllable device, such as a set top box, responds to a transmission received from a one of a plurality of controlling devices of differing capabilities by entering into a one of a plurality of operating modes wherein the one of the plurality of operating modes entered into corresponds to the capabilities of the controlling device from which the transmission originated.

公开(公告)号：US20220084393A1

公开(公告)日：2022-03-17

申请号：US17524549

申请日：2021-11-11

Applicant: Universal Electronics Inc.

Inventor： Joseph Lee Haughawout ,  Patrick H. Hayes

IPC: G08C17/02 ,  G08C19/00 ,  H04N21/422 ,  H04N21/433 ,  H04N5/445 ,  H04N21/6547 ,  G08C19/28

Abstract: 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.

公开(公告)号：US20210168428A1

公开(公告)日：2021-06-03

申请号：US17173700

申请日：2021-02-11

Applicant: Universal Electronics Inc.

Inventor： Paul D. Arling ,  Patrick H. Hayes

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

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：US10820046B2

公开(公告)日：2020-10-27

申请号：US16164424

申请日：2018-10-18

Applicant: Universal Electronics Inc.

Inventor： Gerben Meijer ,  Patrick H. Hayes

IPC: H04N7/16 ,  H04N21/442 ,  H04N21/214 ,  H04N21/4363 ,  H04N21/443 ,  H04N21/81 ,  H04N21/422

Abstract: A system and method for using a controllable appliance to report an inoperable state of a controlling device. The appliance is caused to repeatedly determine, at a first predetermined timed interval, if a wireless notification signal, repeatedly transmitted by the controlling device at a second predetermined timed interval, has been received from the controlling device. When the wireless notification signal has not been received from the controlling device within the first predetermined timed interval, the appliance is caused to issue a status notification that the controlling device is in an inoperable state.