公开(公告)号：US07426585B1

公开(公告)日：2008-09-16

申请号：US10762896

申请日：2004-01-22

Applicant: Michael C. Rourke

Inventor： Michael C. Rourke

IPC: G06F3/00 ,  G06F13/00

CPC classification number: G06F13/385

Abstract: A system for connecting an I/O device to a central system including a cable connector having a memory for storing configuration information such as the type of the I/O device, characteristics of the I/O device, and/or the identity or characteristics of a user associated with the I/O device. Multiple universal slots are each capable of accepting the disclosed cable connector. When the disclosed connector is inserted into one of the slots, the central system operates to automatically detect the presence of the associated I/O device, and to read configuration information from the memory in the connector into memory within the central system. Configuration information read from the connector is used to configure the central system. The central system may use the configuration information from the connector memory to direct data and/or signals between the multiple universal slots and separate internal logic blocks associated with different types of I/O devices. User specific configuration information read by the central system from the connector memory may be used to configure user specific functions, such as, for example, speech recognition. The central system may further write various types of configuration information to the memory in the cable connector. Such information may include user specific characteristics determined during operation of the device, such as user specific speech characteristics.

Abstract translation: 一种用于将I / O设备连接到中央系统的系统，包括具有用于存储诸如I / O设备的类型，I / O设备的特性，和/或身份或特征的配置信息的存储器的电缆连接器 与I / O设备相关联的用户。 多个通用插槽都能够接受公开的电缆连接器。 当所公开的连接器插入其中一个插槽时，中央系统操作以自动检测相关联的I / O设备的存在，并将配置信息从连接器中的存储器读取到中央系统内的存储器中。 从连接器读取的配置信息用于配置中央系统。 中央系统可以使用来自连接器存储器的配置信息来指导多个通用时隙之间的数据和/或信号以及与不同类型的I / O设备相关联的分离的内部逻辑块。 由中央系统从连接器存储器读取的用户特定配置信息可以用于配置用户特定的功能，例如语音识别。 中央系统可以进一步将各种类型的配置信息写入电缆连接器中的存储器。 这样的信息可以包括在设备的操作期间确定的用户特定的特征，诸如用户特定的语音特征。

公开(公告)号：US07436292B2

公开(公告)日：2008-10-14

申请号：US11379776

申请日：2006-04-21

Applicant: Michael C. Rourke ,  James K. Rumsey

Inventor： Michael C. Rourke ,  James K. Rumsey

IPC: G08B26/00 ,  G08B25/00 ,  G05B23/02 ,  G09G5/00

CPC classification number: G06Q30/06 ,  F24F11/30 ,  F24F11/54 ,  G06Q10/10 ,  H04L12/2818 ,  H04L12/2825

Abstract: A system for managing a network of environmental control units (ECUs) enables an ECU user to more easily move from one living environment to another. The system allows an ECU to be conveniently configured based on the contents of an ECU configuration profile database that stores ECU user profiles and living environment profiles, without manual reprogramming of specific user or living environment characteristics. An ECU configuration profile database is maintained that stores user profiles made up of user specific ECU configuration information, and living environment profiles made up of living environment specific ECU configuration information. Each user profile contains user specific characteristics. Each living environment profile contains living environment characteristics. Individual user profiles and living environment profiles are independently stored in and retrieved from the ECU configuration profile database. The ECU configuration profiles stored in the ECU configuration profile database can each be uploaded from, and/or downloaded onto, any ECU in the network of interconnected ECUs through an administrator tool application program that provides a graphical user interface to an administrator user.

Abstract translation: 用于管理环境控制单元（ECU）的网络的系统使得ECU用户能够更容易地从一个生活环境移动到另一个生活环境。 该系统允许基于存储ECU用户简档和生活环境简档的ECU配置简档数据库的内容来方便地配置ECU，而无需手动重新编程特定用户或生活环境特性。 维护ECU配置简档数据库，其存储由用户特定的ECU配置信息构成的用户简档，以及由生活环境特定的ECU配置信息构成的生活环境简档。 每个用户配置文件都包含用户特定的特征。 每个生活环境概况包含生活环境特征。 单独的用户配置文件和生活环境配置文件被独立地存储在ECU配置配置文件数据库中并从其中检索。 存储在ECU配置简档数据库中的ECU配置简档可以通过向管理员用户提供图形用户界面的管理员工具应用程序各自从互连ECU的网络中的任何ECU上载和/或下载到ECU中。

公开(公告)号：US07796889B1

公开(公告)日：2010-09-14

申请号：US11068440

申请日：2005-02-28

Applicant: Michael C. Rourke

Inventor： Michael C. Rourke

IPC: H04B10/00

CPC classification number: G08C23/04 ,  G08C2201/31 ,  G08C2201/92 ,  H04B10/1143

Abstract: A system for controlling diverse infrared controlled devices, capable of emulating infrared signals provided by diverse infrared remote controls by recording them, and then using information derived from the recorded signals to reproduce the signals. A received infrared signal is sampled, stored, edge trimmed and compressed into a table of entries. Each entry indicates a level and a length of a portion of the associated infrared signal having that level. The compression also eliminates transients from the captured infrared signal. The table fully describes the captured infrared signal. A table header may contain the frequency at which the captured infrared signal was sampled, and the number of table entries used to describe the signal. During playback, a file containing the table for a user selected infrared signal may be opened and read into a dynamic memory. The vector table header information may be used to determine the number of stored vector table entries, and to determine the sampling rate at which the associated infrared signal was captured. An infrared shift register in specialized hardware shifts out one bit of data every sampling cycle until each bit of data described by each entry in the vector table has been transmitted. The disclosed system may be conveniently embodied to be voice controlled, to enable voice control over all infrared remote controlled devices in a disabled user's living environment.

Abstract translation: 一种用于控制多种红外线控制装置的系统，其能够通过记录各种红外遥控器来模拟红外线信号，然后使用从记录信号导出的信息来再现信号。 接收到的红外信号被采样，存储，边缘修剪并压缩成条目表。 每个条目表示具有该电平的相关联的红外信号的一部分的电平和长度。 压缩也消除了捕获的红外信号的瞬变。 该表完全描述了捕获的红外信号。 表头可以包含采集的红外信号的频率以及用于描述信号的表格的数量。 在回放期间，可以打开包含用户选择的红外信号的表的文件并将其读入动态存储器。 矢量表头信息可以用于确定存储的矢量表条目的数量，并且确定捕获相关联的红外线信号的采样率。 专用硬件中的红外移位寄存器每采样周期移出一位数据，直到向量表中的每个条目所描述的每个数据位被发送。 所公开的系统可以被方便地体现为语音控制，以便在禁用的用户的生活环境中对所有红外遥控设备进行语音控制。

公开(公告)号：US07436296B2

公开(公告)日：2008-10-14

申请号：US11379778

申请日：2006-04-21

Applicant: Michael C. Rourke ,  James K. Rumsey

Inventor： Michael C. Rourke ,  James K. Rumsey

IPC: G08B1/08 ,  G08B25/00 ,  G05B23/02 ,  G09G5/00

CPC classification number: G06Q30/06 ,  G06Q10/10 ,  H04L12/2818 ,  H04L12/2825

Abstract: An administration tool program generates a user interface displaying selectable living environment devices, each corresponding to a type of living environment device that can be controlled by a user through a remotely located ECU (environmental control unit). The user interface displays a representation of a current configuration of the remotely located ECU, and enables the administrator user to move the selectable living environment device representations into the current configuration representation for the remotely located ECU, for example by dragging and dropping the living environment device representations using a mouse user interface device coupled to a computer system on which the administration tool is executing. The administration tool sends command messages over a computer network to the ECU that indicate that the ECU should perform at least one operation to allow a user to control a living environment device of the type corresponding to the living environment device representation moved into said representation of the current configuration of the ECU.

Abstract translation: 管理工具程序生成显示可选择的生活环境设备的用户界面，每个生活环境设备对应于可由用户通过远程位置的ECU（环境控制单元）控制的生活环境设备的类型。 用户界面显示远程位置的ECU的当前配置的表示，并使管理员用户能够将可选择的生活环境设备表示移动到远程位置的ECU的当前配置表示中，例如通过拖放生活环境设备 使用耦合到管理工具正在执行的计算机系统的鼠标用户界面设备的表示。 管理工具通过计算机网络向ECU发送命令消息，指示ECU应执行至少一个操作，以允许用户控制与移动到所述生物环境设备表示中的生活环境设备表示相对应的类型的生活环境设备 ECU的当前配置。

公开(公告)号：US07436293B2

公开(公告)日：2008-10-14

申请号：US11379780

申请日：2006-04-21

Applicant: Michael C. Rourke ,  James K. Rumsey

Inventor： Michael C. Rourke ,  James K. Rumsey

IPC: G08B26/00 ,  G08B25/00 ,  G05B23/02 ,  G09G5/00

CPC classification number: G05B15/02 ,  G05B2219/2642

Abstract: A method and system that allow an ECU to be conveniently configured based on the contents of an ECU configuration profile database that stores ECU user profiles and living environment profiles, and that generates a user interface for a selected remote ECU displaying selectable living environment devices, each of which corresponds to a type of living environment device that can be controlled by a user through that ECU. The user interface further displays a representation of a current configuration of the remotely located ECU, and enables the administrator user to move the selectable living environment device representations into the current configuration representation for the remotely located environmental control unit, for example by dragging and dropping the living environment device representations using a mouse user interface device coupled to a computer system on which the administration tool is executing.

Abstract translation: 一种基于存储ECU用户简档和生活环境简档的ECU配置简档数据库的内容来方便地配置ECU的方法和系统，并且生成用于显示可选择的生活环境设备的所选择的远程ECU的用户界面，每个 其对应于可由用户通过该ECU控制的一种生活环境设备。 用户界面还显示远程位置的ECU的当前配置的表示，并且使得管理员用户能够将可选择的生活环境设备表示移动到用于远程定位的环境控制单元的当前配置表示中，例如通过拖放 使用耦合到管理工具正在执行的计算机系统的鼠标用户界面设备的生活环境设备表示。