公开(公告)号：US09818293B2

公开(公告)日：2017-11-14

申请号：US15064217

申请日：2016-03-08

Applicant: Universal Electronics Inc.

Inventor： Patrick H. Hayes ,  James N. Conway, Jr. ,  Robert P. Lilleness ,  Paul D. Arling

IPC: G08C17/02 ,  G08C19/28 ,  H04L12/28

CPC classification number: G08C17/02 ,  G08C19/28 ,  G08C2201/20 ,  G08C2201/21 ,  G08C2201/92 ,  G08C2201/93 ,  H04L12/2805 ,  H04L12/282

Abstract: A system and method for configuring a remote control to command the operation of appliances, to capture demographic data, and to provide services, such as automated warranty registration, instructions, viewing guides, etc., relevant to the appliances is provided. The system includes a database and associated server that are located remotely from the remote control and accessible via a network connection. Command codes, graphical user interface elements, and services are accessed and downloaded to the remote control, as appropriate, using data supplied to the server that identifies the appliances and/or functional capabilities of the appliances. This data can be supplied by the appliances directly or can be obtained from other sources such as barcode labels, network devices, etc.

公开(公告)号：US09805591B2

公开(公告)日：2017-10-31

申请号：US12974231

申请日：2010-12-21

Applicant: Joseph Lee Haughawout ,  Arsham Hatambeiki ,  Paul Ogaz ,  Jeffrey Kohanek

Inventor： Joseph Lee Haughawout ,  Arsham Hatambeiki ,  Paul Ogaz ,  Jeffrey Kohanek

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

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

Abstract: 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：US09754480B2

公开(公告)日：2017-09-05

申请号：US14496753

申请日：2014-09-25

Applicant: Universal Electronics Inc.

Inventor： Paul D. Arling

IPC: H04R9/06 ,  G08C17/02 ,  H03G1/02 ,  G05B15/02 ,  G08C23/04 ,  H04N21/41 ,  H04W4/04 ,  H04N21/422 ,  H04N21/436 ,  H04L12/28 ,  H04W64/00

CPC classification number: G08C17/02 ,  G05B15/02 ,  G08C23/04 ,  G08C2201/91 ,  G08C2201/92 ,  G08C2201/93 ,  H03G1/02 ,  H04L12/281 ,  H04L12/282 ,  H04L2012/2849 ,  H04M2242/30 ,  H04N21/4126 ,  H04N21/42226 ,  H04N21/43615 ,  H04W4/04 ,  H04W64/00

Abstract: 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 which is chosen to be characteristically attenuated by the surroundings of the environment. 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.

公开(公告)号：US20170243477A1

公开(公告)日：2017-08-24

申请号：US15588143

申请日：2017-05-05

Applicant: Universal Electronics Inc.

Inventor： Havinal Prahalladachar

IPC: G08C17/02

CPC classification number: G08C17/02 ,  G07C3/00 ,  G08C2201/30 ,  G08C2201/92 ,  H04H60/32 ,  H04H60/33

Abstract: Usage of a universal controlling device is monitored by determining a current operating mode of the universal controlling device, sensing an event occurring within the universal controlling device, and storing within a memory of the universal controlling device data indicative of the event occurring in the current operating mode of the universal controlling device.

公开(公告)号：US20170243474A1

公开(公告)日：2017-08-24

申请号：US15050219

申请日：2016-02-22

Applicant: EchoStar Technologies L.L.C.

Inventor： Gregory H. Greene

IPC: G08C17/02 ,  H04N21/422 ,  G08C19/28

CPC classification number: G08C17/02 ,  G08C19/28 ,  G08C2201/20 ,  G08C2201/31 ,  G08C2201/92 ,  H04N21/42203 ,  H04N21/42222

Abstract: According to the principles as disclosed herein, a remote control contains a microphone. The microphone inside the remote control picks up the audio content of all surrounding sound in the room in which is it located. Specifically, if a program is being presented for viewing and listening on a particular A/V system, a remote control with a microphone will hear the program which is being presented at the same time that the system is sending the signal to its own speakers. The A/V system then receives a signal from the remote control providing the audio signal that that remote control has received. If the audio signal which the remote control has received matches the audio signal which the A/V system output to its speakers to broadcast into the room, then the A/V system will switch to be able to receive input from that particular remote control.

公开(公告)号：US20170238052A1

公开(公告)日：2017-08-17

申请号：US15583166

申请日：2017-05-01

Applicant: Enseo, Inc.

Inventor： Vanessa Ogle ,  Edward H. Wolfe

IPC: H04N21/4363 ,  H04N21/214 ,  H04N21/422 ,  H04N21/41 ,  H04N21/438

CPC classification number: H04N21/43637 ,  G08C17/02 ,  G08C2201/20 ,  G08C2201/30 ,  G08C2201/92 ,  G08C2201/93 ,  H04N5/4403 ,  H04N21/2143 ,  H04N21/4126 ,  H04N21/4131 ,  H04N21/422 ,  H04N21/42202 ,  H04N21/42207 ,  H04N21/4222 ,  H04N21/42224 ,  H04N21/4367 ,  H04N21/4383 ,  H04N2005/4425 ,  H04N2005/443 ,  H04N2005/4435 ,  H04W4/023 ,  H04W4/21 ,  H04W4/80

Abstract: A set-top box with enhanced content and system and method for use of the same are disclosed. In one embodiment, a wireless transceiver is located within a housing, which also interconnectively includes a television input, television output, a processor, and memory. The set-top box may establish a pairing with a proximate wireless-enabled interactive programmable device having a display. The set-top box receives trajectory data from the proximate wireless-enabled interactive programmable device, which represents motion-based commands provided by a user. The set-top box evaluates the trajectory data and sends a command signal to the television.

公开(公告)号：US20170193812A1

公开(公告)日：2017-07-06

申请号：US15246552

申请日：2016-08-25

Applicant: SMK Corporation

Inventor： Yusuke MACHIDA ,  Hiroshi FUJIKAWA

IPC: G08C17/02

CPC classification number: G08C17/02 ,  G08C2201/50 ,  G08C2201/92

Abstract: A control target device is specified using a remote control device with a simple configuration. The remote control device includes: a communication unit that receives a received signal strength from each of a plurality of electronic devices and transmits a predetermined control command to a control target device; and a control target device specifying unit that specifies, as the control target device, a device having a maximum variation of the received signal strength among the plurality of electronic devices. The communication unit includes an antenna disposed at an end of a housing, and the antenna has directivity at which a direction in which the end of the housing is directed to a reception side is a substantially null direction.

公开(公告)号：US20170192517A1

公开(公告)日：2017-07-06

申请号：US15253778

申请日：2016-08-31

Applicant: Sphero, Inc.

Inventor： David Hygh ,  Jeffrey Wiencrot ,  Ian H. Bernstein

IPC: G06F3/01 ,  G05D1/00 ,  G06F3/16 ,  G06F3/0485 ,  G06F1/16 ,  G06F3/0346

CPC classification number: G06F3/017 ,  A63F13/21 ,  A63F13/211 ,  A63F13/212 ,  A63F13/235 ,  A63F13/28 ,  A63F13/32 ,  A63F2300/405 ,  A63F2300/8082 ,  A63H17/26 ,  A63H23/04 ,  A63H27/00 ,  A63H27/12 ,  A63H30/04 ,  A63H33/005 ,  G05D1/0016 ,  G05D2201/0214 ,  G06F1/163 ,  G06F1/1694 ,  G06F3/016 ,  G06F3/02 ,  G06F3/0346 ,  G06F3/038 ,  G06F3/0485 ,  G06F3/04883 ,  G06F3/167 ,  G08B7/06 ,  G08C17/02 ,  G08C2201/32 ,  G08C2201/92 ,  H04L12/2803 ,  H04W4/80 ,  H04W8/005 ,  H04W84/18

Abstract: A wearable device can be worn by a user, and can include one or more sensors to detect user gestures performed by the user. The wearable device can further include a wireless communication module to establish a communication link with a self-propelled device, and a controller that can generate control commands based on the user gestures. The control commands may be executable to accelerate and maneuver the self-propelled device. The controller may then transmit the control commands to the self-propelled device over the communication link for execution by the self-propelled device.

公开(公告)号：US09693006B2

公开(公告)日：2017-06-27

申请号：US14936977

申请日：2015-11-10

Applicant: Universal Electronics Inc.

Inventor： Brian Barnett ,  Paul D. Arling

IPC: G05B11/01 ,  H04N5/44 ,  G08C17/02 ,  G08C23/04 ,  H04B1/20 ,  H04N21/422 ,  H04N21/436 ,  H04N5/60

CPC classification number: H04N5/4403 ,  G08C17/02 ,  G08C23/04 ,  G08C2201/40 ,  G08C2201/92 ,  H04B1/205 ,  H04L12/282 ,  H04L12/2827 ,  H04L2012/2841 ,  H04L2012/2849 ,  H04N5/60 ,  H04N21/42204 ,  H04N21/4222 ,  H04N21/43615 ,  H04N2005/4426 ,  H04N2005/4435 ,  H04N2005/4442

Abstract: A device receives a request from a controlling device, such as a remote control, smart phone, or the like, where the request is intended to have one or more target devices perform one or more functional operations. The device responds to the request by applying the optimum methodology to propagate one or more commands to each intended target appliance to cause each intended target appliance to perform the intended one or more functional operations.

公开(公告)号：US20170178494A1

公开(公告)日：2017-06-22

申请号：US15373476

申请日：2016-12-09

Applicant: Xiaomi Inc.

Inventor： Yanlu ZHANG ,  Deguo MENG ,  Enxing HOU

IPC: G08C17/02

CPC classification number: G08C17/02 ,  G08C2201/20 ,  G08C2201/50 ,  G08C2201/91 ,  G08C2201/92

Abstract: A method, a remote controller and an electrical appliance for releasing a binding of a remote controller are provided. The method includes: acquiring, by the remote controller, a trigger event for releasing a binding; broadcasting, by the remote controller, a request to release the binding based on the trigger event for releasing the binding; judging, by an electrical appliance, whether a binding relationship between the electrical appliance and the remote controller needs to be released based on the request to release the binding; and releasing the binding relationship between the electrical appliance and the remote controller upon the judgment that the binding relationship between the electrical appliance and the remote controller needs to be released.