Universal Electronics Inc.

Haiming Huang

Arsham Hatambeiki

Jan Van Ee

Khanh Q Nguyen

Jeremy Mickelsen

Michael Courtney

Nicu Ahmadi

Rex Xu

Jesus Perez

Lokanath Penukonda

Wesley Millora

Allen Yuh

Steven McAllister

Christopher A Chambers

Norman G Sheridan

Maryam Owrang

Jelmer Jonkman

Steve Gutman

Jason Chen

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. The determined first angular direction is then used to emphasize, during a noise processing of a plurality of sounds received via use of a plurality of microphones of the far field voice detection device, a first one of the plurality of sounds relative to a remainder of the plurality of sounds.

Method and apparatus for providing noise suppression to an intelligent personal assistant

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.

System and method for determining the location and/or relative environment of a controlling device

A method for synchronizing time within a local, networked system including a first device and a least one second device. The first device uses a short-wavelength, ultra-high frequency radio communications protocol to advertise a time that is being maintained by a first clock of the first device. The second device uses the received time to discipline a second clock of the second device such that the second clock of the second device is generally synchronized to the first clock of the first device.

System and method for synchronizing and/or disciplining clocks

An app installed on a smart device is caused to retrieve from a cloud-server a one-time use code. The one-time use code is then provided to a controllable device and the controllable device is caused to provide the one-time use code back to the smart device. The app causes the one-time use code provided back to the smart device by the controllable device to be authenticated. In response to the one-time use code being authenticated, the controllable device is bound to the app whereupon the controllable device is controllable through use of the app.

Systems and methods for associating services and/or devices with a voice assistant

Described are systems and methods for enabling voice interaction with appliances, services (e.g., media streaming services, gaming services, news feed services, social platform services, etc.), and the like by way of appropriate supplied apps (also referred to as 'skills,' 'actions,' or the like) which may be presented or downloaded to a smart device having associated therewith one or more cloud-based voice service platforms. Also described are systems that utilize one or more microphones to provide sound metering for control purposes.

Voice assistant with sound metering capabilities

Described are systems and methods for enabling voice interaction with appliances, services (e.g., media streaming services, gaming services, news feed services, social platform services, etc.), and the like by way of appropriate supplied apps (also referred to as 'skills,' 'actions,' or the like) which may be presented or downloaded to a smart device having associated therewith one or more cloud-based voice service platforms.

Universal voice assistant

Growing community of inventors

Santa Ana, CA, United States of America

Haiming Huang