437 patents
Utility
System and Method for Prioritizing and Filtering Cec Commands
18 Jan 24
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.
Arsham Hatambeiki
Filed: 28 Sep 23
Utility
System and Method for Appliance Control Via a Personal Communication or Entertainment Device
11 Jan 24
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.
Eric Negron, Patrick H. Hayes
Filed: 22 Sep 23
Utility
Selecting a picture of a device to identify an associated codeset
9 Jan 24
A browser device communicates via Wi-Fi with a central function device.
Steven M. Pope, Raymond O. Chock, Norman G. Sheridan
Filed: 24 Jan 23
Utility
Method and Device for Direct Communication with Thermostat That Is Not In Communication with Lan
4 Jan 24
A system, method and apparatus for remote control of a thermostat by a network-based server, when the thermostat is not connected to a local or wide-area network.
Michael Hoffman
Filed: 18 Sep 23
Utility
Configurable Security System
4 Jan 24
Systems, methods and apparatus are described to selectively monitor a portion of a premises by a security system.
Thomas Thibault
Filed: 18 Sep 23
Utility
Method and Apparatus for Providing Noise Suppression to an Intelligent Personal Assistant
4 Jan 24
A radio frequency connection between a far field voice detection device and a further device is used to determine a first angular direction from the far field voice detection device to the further device.
Haiming Huang, Michael Courtney, Jan van Ee, Khanh Nguyen, Jeremy Mickelsen, Arsham Hatambeiki
Filed: 13 Sep 23
Utility
Apparatus, system and method for using a universal controlling device for displaying a graphical user element in a display device
2 Jan 24
An apparatus, system and method is described for controlling one or more consumer electronic devices that is performed by a smart device.
Rex Xu, Jesus Perez, Jon Gallegos
Filed: 30 Nov 22
Utility
Dynamic Linking of Codesets In Universal Remote Control Devices
28 Dec 23
A codeset having function-code combinations is provisioned on a controlling device to control functions of an intended target device.
George Vergis, Sunlikumar Mankame
Filed: 12 Sep 23
Utility
Graphical User Interface for Programming Universal Remote Control Devices
28 Dec 23
A universal remote control (URC) is programmed to control a particular type and make of electronic consumer device using a graphical user interface.
Daniel SauFu Mui
Filed: 14 Sep 23
Utility
System and Method for Widget-assisted Setup of a Universal Remote Control
21 Dec 23
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.
Joseph Lee Haughawout, Arsham Hatambeiki, Paul Ogaz, Jeffrey Kohanek, Patrick H. Hayes
Filed: 3 Aug 23
Utility
System and method for a self adaptive, multi-user program guide
19 Dec 23
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 receiver 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 an identified user.
Bhuvanesh Prabhu, Anurag Thakur
Filed: 12 Mar 20
Utility
Method and Apparatus for Intelligent Temperature Control
14 Dec 23
Various ways to control the ambient temperature of a room in a structure are described.
Thomas Thibault
Filed: 16 Aug 23
Utility
System and Method for Optimized Appliance Control
7 Dec 23
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.
Paul D. Arling, Brian Barnett
Filed: 11 Aug 23
Utility
User-configurable person detection system, method and apparatus
5 Dec 23
A system, method and apparatus for configuring a person detection sensor.
Brandon Gruber, George Seelman
Filed: 11 Oct 22
Utility
Monitoring device having 360 degree sensing
28 Nov 23
Aspects of the present invention are directed towards identifying users in a room by an intelligent personal assistant for automatic control of certain devices controlled by the assistant.
Rex Xu, Ashish Pradhan
Filed: 16 Dec 20
Utility
Controlling device having an energy harvesting feature
28 Nov 23
A controlling device has at least a light-based energy harvesting system disposed within the controlling device housing.
Rex Xu, Ara Gharapetian
Filed: 12 May 22
Utility
Systems, methods and apparatus for interacting with a security system using a television remote control
28 Nov 23
A method and apparatus is described for interacting with a security system using a television remote control.
Michael Lamb, Jeremy Black, Thomas Thibault
Filed: 3 Jun 21
Utility
System and method for reconfiguration of an entertainment system controlling device
21 Nov 23
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.
Paul D. Arling, Patrick H. Hayes
Filed: 31 Oct 22
Utility
Systems and Methods for Associating Services And/or Devices with a Voice Assistant
16 Nov 23
A password less login using a smart device is caused to retrieve from a cloud-server a one-time use code.
Arsham Hatambeiki
Filed: 27 Jul 23
Utility
Controlling Device Having an Energy Harvesting Feature
16 Nov 23
A controlling device has at least a light-based energy harvesting system disposed within the controlling device housing.
Rex Xu, Ara Gharapetian
Filed: 12 May 22