Patents by Inventor Jeremy Black
Jeremy Black has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).
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Publication number: 20090327910Abstract: A slave relay station is adapted to serve and/or host pages comprising a simplified graphic user interface (GUI) encoded in a widely recognized format such as, for example, HTML or WML. The GUI embodies activatable links corresponding to control functions for configured appliances. A wireless phone or other device with network access and the capability to process and present such pages, for example via a Web browser, may then be utilized to effect control of such appliances by simply navigating to the network address of the slave relay station, obtaining an appropriate GUI page, and interacting with the links.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 27, 2008Publication date: December 31, 2009Applicant: UNIVERSAL ELECTRONICS INC.Inventors: Jeremy Black, Patrick H. Hayes
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Patent number: 7379778Abstract: A home control and automation system and method. The system generally includes one or more wireless remote controls, a plurality of appliances (including network enabled appliances and traditional legacy appliances in the exemplary system), associated control centric devices, and associated content centric devices. Various methods for control and operation of appliances in the networked home control and automation environment are disclosed. Specifically, methods are disclosed which enable advanced home control features such as location based control setup and operation, network enabled legacy appliances and system integration, save and recall capabilities for appliance and media states, generic command based appliance controls, dynamic/complex macro command generation, and Internet based control capabilities from remote locations are disclosed in conjunction with the system of the current invention.Type: GrantFiled: July 24, 2006Date of Patent: May 27, 2008Assignee: Universal Electronics, Inc.Inventors: Patrick H. Hayes, Jeremy Black
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Publication number: 20080042982Abstract: A device includes a sensor which generates a value representative of a position of the device relative to an object surface. The device then uses the value obtained from the sensor to automatically transition from a first state in which the input interface is enabled to a second state in which at least a portion of the input interface is inhibited.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 24, 2007Publication date: February 21, 2008Applicant: Universal Electronics Inc.Inventors: Stephen Gates, Jeremy Black
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Publication number: 20070225828Abstract: A system and method for configuring a controlling device to allow the controlling device to generate commands for commanding operations of a new appliance which new appliance was previously unable to be supported by the controlling device. The system and method uses a definition input into the controlling device to create a new device data set for use in generating commands to command operations of the new appliance. The new device data set is a new combination of elements selected from device data sets already stored within a memory of the controlling device.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 24, 2006Publication date: September 27, 2007Applicant: Universal Electronics Inc.Inventors: Steve LanPing Huang, James Conway, Patrick Hayes, Jeremy Black
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Publication number: 20070156739Abstract: Metadata regarding program content is created by monitoring a manner in which a first rendering of the program content is affected by a user whereupon the metadata will include data which defines one or more segments within the program content. The data within the metadata is then usable during a second rendering of the program content to inhibit, e.g., advance over during playing or omit during copying, the rendering of the one or more segments within the program content defined by the data within the metadata.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 22, 2005Publication date: July 5, 2007Applicant: Universal Electronics Inc.Inventors: Jeremy Black, Patrick Hayes
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Patent number: 7155305Abstract: A home control and automation system and method. The system generally includes one or more wireless remote controls, a plurality of appliances (including network enabled appliances and traditional legacy appliances in the exemplary system), associated control centric devices, and associated content centric devices. Various methods for control and operation of appliances in the networked home control and automation environment are disclosed. Specifically, methods are disclosed which enable advanced home control features such as location based control setup and operation, network enabled legacy appliances and system integration, save and recall capabilities for appliance and media states, generic command based appliance controls, dynamic/complex macro command generation, and Internet based control capabilities from remote locations are disclosed in conjunction with the system of the current invention.Type: GrantFiled: January 31, 2005Date of Patent: December 26, 2006Assignee: Universal Electronics Inc.Inventors: Patrick H. Hayes, Jeremy Black
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Publication number: 20060259183Abstract: A home control and automation system and method. The system generally includes one or more wireless remote controls, a plurality of appliances (including network enabled appliances and traditional legacy appliances in the exemplary system), associated control centric devices, and associated content centric devices. Various methods for control and operation of appliances in the networked home control and automation environment are disclosed. Specifically, methods are disclosed which enable advanced home control features such as location based control setup and operation, network enabled legacy appliances and system integration, save and recall capabilities for appliance and media states, generic command based appliance controls, dynamic/complex macro command generation, and Internet based control capabilities from remote locations are disclosed in conjunction with the system of the current invention.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 24, 2006Publication date: November 16, 2006Applicant: Universal Electronics Inc.Inventors: Patrick Hayes, Jeremy Black
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Publication number: 20060259184Abstract: A home control and automation system and method. The system generally includes one or more wireless remote controls, a plurality of appliances (including network enabled appliances and traditional legacy appliances in the exemplary system), associated control centric devices, and associated content centric devices. Various methods for control and operation of appliances in the networked home control and automation environment are disclosed. Specifically, methods are disclosed which enable advanced home control features such as location based control setup and operation, network enabled legacy appliances and system integration, save and recall capabilities for appliance and media states, generic command based appliance controls, dynamic/complex macro command generation, and Internet based control capabilities from remote locations are disclosed in conjunction with the system of the current invention.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 24, 2006Publication date: November 16, 2006Applicant: Universal Electronics Inc.Inventors: Patrick Hayes, Jeremy Black
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Patent number: 7136709Abstract: A home control and automation system and method. The system generally includes one or more wireless remote controls, a plurality of appliances (including network enabled appliances and traditional legacy appliances in the exemplary system), associated control centric devices, and associated content centric devices. Various methods for control and operation of appliances in the networked home control and automation environment are disclosed. Specifically, methods are disclosed which enable advanced home control features such as location based control setup and operation, network enabled legacy appliances and system integration, save and recall capabilities for appliance and media states, generic command based appliance controls, dynamic/complex macro command generation, and Internet based control capabilities from remote locations are disclosed in conjunction with the system of the current invention.Type: GrantFiled: November 1, 2004Date of Patent: November 14, 2006Assignee: Universal Electronics Inc.Inventors: Paul D. Arling, Jeremy Black, Christopher Chambers, Mauro Dresti, Patrick H. Hayes, Robert Lilleness, Wayne Scott, Allen Yuh
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Publication number: 20060012488Abstract: Media rendering system including a remote control device and associated docking station. The remote control device interfaces with a remote server to stream media content for local and/or external playback. The remote control device may interface with a docking station to playback rendered media on one or more entertainment appliances. The portable device preferably has standard remote control capability in order to enable advanced features and functions for media playback.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 11, 2005Publication date: January 19, 2006Applicant: Universal Electronics Inc.Inventors: Marcel Hilbrink, Patrick Hayes, Jeremy Black
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Publication number: 20050159823Abstract: A home control and automation system and method. The system generally includes one or more wireless remote controls, a plurality of appliances (including network enabled appliances and traditional legacy appliances in the exemplary system), associated control centric devices, and associated content centric devices. Various methods for control and operation of appliances in the networked home control and automation environment are disclosed. Specifically, methods are disclosed which enable advanced home control features such as location based control setup and operation, network enabled legacy appliances and system integration, save and recall capabilities for appliance and media states, generic command based appliance controls, dynamic/complex macro command generation, and Internet based control capabilities from remote locations are disclosed in conjunction with the system of the current invention.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 31, 2005Publication date: July 21, 2005Applicant: Universal Electronics Inc.Inventors: Patrick Hayes, Jeremy Black
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Publication number: 20050096753Abstract: A home control and automation system and method. The system generally includes one or more wireless remote controls, a plurality of appliances (including network enabled appliances and traditional legacy appliances in the exemplary system), associated control centric devices, and associated content centric devices. Various methods for control and operation of appliances in the networked home control and automation environment are disclosed. Specifically, methods are disclosed which enable advanced home control features such as location based control setup and operation, network enabled legacy appliances and system integration, save and recall capabilities for appliance and media states, generic command based appliance controls, dynamic/complex macro command generation, and Internet based control capabilities from remote locations are disclosed in conjunction with the system of the current invention.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 1, 2004Publication date: May 5, 2005Applicant: Universal Electronics Inc.Inventors: Paul Arling, Jeremy Black, Christopher Chambers, Mauro Dresti, Patrick Hayes, Robert Lilleness, Wayne Scott, Allen Yuh
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Publication number: 20050078087Abstract: A controlling device for operating a PC and one or more home appliances. The described controlling device has integrated mouse and remote control functions, and may be configured to automatically detect whether the controlling device is being used as a mouse or as a remote control. For effective operation in both control modes, the controlling device includes both RF and IR transmitters, and is configured to transition between these transmission mediums based on the detection of whether the controlling device is being used as a mouse or as a remote control.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 8, 2003Publication date: April 14, 2005Applicant: Universal Electronics Inc.Inventors: Stephen Gates, Jeremy Black
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Publication number: 20030159304Abstract: A novel compact clip holder marking device attachment for measuring tape (9) comprising of a one-piece clip holder (10) having a front side (11) having a slotted hole, an interior front (12), a back side (13), an interior back side (14) having a raised area (21), a right side (15), an interior right side (16), a left side (17), an interior left side (18), a top surface opening (19), a bottom surface opening (20), an interior space area (23), a marking element (24) having a marking surface area (25). The said compact marking device (9) may be attached to the end of the measuring tape (26) by pressing the end of said measuring tape (26) downward into said top surface opening (20) of said clip holder (10) causing the end of said measuring tape (26) to be received by the interior space area (23) causing said measuring tape (26) to be held in a fixed position by the said raised area (21) located on said interior back side (14).Type: ApplicationFiled: February 26, 2002Publication date: August 28, 2003Inventor: Jeremy Black