System and method for using image data in connection with configuring a universal controlling device
First Claim
1. A method for configuring a universal controlling device to enable the universal controlling device to communicate commands to one or more target appliances, comprising:
- receiving data indicative of visible three-dimensional physical characteristics of an object of interest at a recognition system having an associated database in which is stored visible three-dimensional physical characteristic data for a plurality of reference objects each of which is cross-referenced to configuration information;
using at the recognition system the received data indicative of visible three-dimensional physical characteristics of the object of interest and the visible three-dimensional physical characteristic data for the plurality of reference objects stored within the database to discern one or more reference objects as being a match for the object of interest; and
using 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 to configure the universal controlling device to enable the universal controlling device to communicate commands to the one or more target appliances;
wherein the data indicative of the visible three-dimensional physical characteristics of the object of interest comprises a height, width, and length associated with a least a portion of the object of interest.
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Abstract
Data indicative of physical characteristics of an object of interest is received at a recognition system having an associated database in which is stored physical characteristic 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 physical characteristic 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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1. A method for configuring a universal controlling device to enable the universal controlling device to communicate commands to one or more target appliances, comprising:
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receiving data indicative of visible three-dimensional physical characteristics of an object of interest at a recognition system having an associated database in which is stored visible three-dimensional physical characteristic data for a plurality of reference objects each of which is cross-referenced to configuration information; using at the recognition system the received data indicative of visible three-dimensional physical characteristics of the object of interest and the visible three-dimensional physical characteristic data for the plurality of reference objects stored within the database to discern one or more reference objects as being a match for the object of interest; and using 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 to configure the universal controlling device to enable the universal controlling device to communicate commands to the one or more target appliances; wherein the data indicative of the visible three-dimensional physical characteristics of the object of interest comprises a height, width, and length associated with a least a portion of the object of interest. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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