MOBILE DEVICE WHICH AUTOMATICALLY DETERMINES OPERATING MODE
First Claim
1. A hand-held mobile device which communicates by wireless signals, comprising:
- an image sensor;
a user interface;
a memory which stores processor-readable code; and
at least one processor which executes the processor-readable code, the at least one processor;
captures at least a first image of the electronic appliance using the image sensor at a first time, stores first data in the memory based on the at least a first image, captures at least a second image of the electronic appliance using the image sensor at a second time after the first time, provides second data based on the at least a second image, determines if the first data matches the second data, and if the first data matches the second data, configures the user interface for use with the electronic appliance.
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Abstract
A mobile device such as a cell phone is used to remotely control an electronic appliance such as a television or personal computer. In a setup phase, the mobile device captures an image of the electronic appliance and identifies and stores scale-invariant features of the image. A user interface configuration such as a virtual keypad configuration, and a communication protocol, can be associated with the stored data. Subsequently, in an implementation phase, another image of the electronic appliance is captured and compared to the stored features in a library to identify a match. In response, the associated user interface configuration and communication protocol are implemented to control the electronic appliance. In a polling and reply process, the mobile device captures a picture of a display of the electronic device and compares it to image data which is transmitted by the electronic appliance.
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20 Claims
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1. A hand-held mobile device which communicates by wireless signals, comprising:
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an image sensor; a user interface; a memory which stores processor-readable code; and at least one processor which executes the processor-readable code, the at least one processor;
captures at least a first image of the electronic appliance using the image sensor at a first time, stores first data in the memory based on the at least a first image, captures at least a second image of the electronic appliance using the image sensor at a second time after the first time, provides second data based on the at least a second image, determines if the first data matches the second data, and if the first data matches the second data, configures the user interface for use with the electronic appliance. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A processor-implemented method for configuring a mobile device which communicates by wireless signals, comprising:
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activating the mobile device to transmit a wireless signal, the wireless signal is received by a first electronic appliance associated with a first display device, the first electronic appliance transmits a wireless signal in response to receipt of the wireless signal from the mobile device, the wireless signal transmitted by the first electronic appliance comprises first image data corresponding to at least one image displayed on the first display device and information for controlling the first electronic appliance; receiving the wireless signal transmitted by the first electronic appliance at the mobile device; capturing the at least one image displayed on the first display device using an image sensor of the mobile device; providing reference image data based on the at least one image displayed on the first display device; determining if the first image data matches the reference image data; and based on whether the first image data matches the reference image data, deciding whether to configure a user interface of the mobile device based on the information for controlling the first electronic appliance. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A processor-implemented method for configuring a mobile device which communicates by wireless signals, comprising:
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activating the mobile device to transmit a wireless signal, the wireless signal is received by an electronic appliance associated with a display device, the electronic appliance provides at least one synchronization image on the display device in response to receipt of the wireless signal from the mobile device; sensing the at least one synchronization image using a light sensor of the mobile device; identifying a user interface configuration based on the at least one sensed synchronization image; and configuring a user interface of the mobile device with the identified user interface configuration to control the electronic appliance. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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