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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 17, 2019
Filed:
Apr. 11, 2019
Applicant:
Universal Electronics Inc., Santa Ana, CA (US);
Inventors:
Rex Xu, Foothill, CA (US);
Jesus Perez, Costa Mesa, CA (US);
Jon Gallegos, Huntington Beach, CA (US);
Assignee:
Universal Electronics Inc., Santa Ana, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G08C 17/02 (2006.01); G06F 3/0354 (2013.01); G06F 3/0482 (2013.01); H04N 21/422 (2011.01); G06F 3/0488 (2013.01); G06F 3/023 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G08C 17/02 (2013.01); G06F 3/0231 (2013.01); G06F 3/03547 (2013.01); G06F 3/0482 (2013.01); G06F 3/04886 (2013.01); H04N 21/42204 (2013.01); G06F 2203/04807 (2013.01); G08C 2201/32 (2013.01); G08C 2201/42 (2013.01); G08C 2201/92 (2013.01);
Abstract
An apparatus, system and method is described for controlling one or more consumer electronic devices that is performed by a smart device. The smart device causes one or more graphical elements, each for performing a particular operation to be displayed. The smart device then causes an action to be performed when the user selects one of the graphical elements, for example by pressing one of the keys on the universal controlling device or by speaking a command.