System and method for using image data in connection with configuring a universal controlling device
US9762647B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 1, 2015 |
| Grant date | Sep 12, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 1, 2035 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N21/42226
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Data indicative of an object of interest is received at a recognition system having an associated database in which is stored data for a plurality of reference objects each of which is cross-referenced to configuration information for a universal controlling device. The reference system uses the received data and the data for the plurality of reference objects to discern one or more reference objects as being a match for the object of interest. At least a subset of the configuration information that has been cross-referenced to the one or more reference objects discerned by the recognition system as being a match for the object of interest is then used to configure the universal controlling device to enable the universal controlling device to communicate commands to one or more target appliances.
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