Obtaining consumer electronic device state information
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1. A system comprising:
- an image sensor to capture an image of a device;
a transmitter to transmit control instructions to the device responsive to information extracted from the image by a processor; and
a memory device to store a database comprising a description associated with the image, the database to be coupled to the processor, the processor to cause the control instructions to be provided to the transmitter.
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Abstract
Apparatus, systems, and methods may operate to obtain an image of a consumer electronic device, the image comprising at least one visual indication of a first operating state of the consumer electronic device, and to transmit one or more commands to the consumer electronic device to change to a second operating state different from the first operating state, responsive to determining the first operating state by extracting information associated with the at least one visual indication from the image. The commands may be determined by accessing a database having control instructions associated with the consumer electronic device. Additional apparatus, systems, and methods are disclosed.
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25 Claims
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1. A system comprising:
- an image sensor to capture an image of a device;
a transmitter to transmit control instructions to the device responsive to information extracted from the image by a processor; and a memory device to store a database comprising a description associated with the image, the database to be coupled to the processor, the processor to cause the control instructions to be provided to the transmitter. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
- an image sensor to capture an image of a device;
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5. A system comprising:
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a processor; an image sensor device to capture an image of a device; a transmitter coupled to the processor; and a memory device to store a database to be coupled to the processor, the database comprising instructions to change an operational state of the device, the processor to extract information associated with the image, and the transmitter to transmit one or more commands to the device responsive to the information and to execution of control application by the processor. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A system comprising:
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an image sensor; at least one processor; and a memory device to store a database comprising at least one stored image and to store a database comprising data, wherein each data is associated with at least one stored image and the at least one processor is to; determine whether an image corresponds to any stored image, the image captured using the image sensor; select a data corresponding to the stored image that approximately matches the image; and perform an action based on the selected data. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method comprising:
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determining whether a received image approximately matches a stored image, stored in a database, the received image captured using an image sensor; selecting data corresponding to the stored image that approximately matches the received image, the data stored in a database; and requesting to transmit the selected data to a device. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A method comprising:
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capturing an image of a device, the image comprising at least one visual indication of a first operating state of the device; and transmitting one or more commands to the device to change to a second operating state different from the first operating state, responsive to determining the first operating state by extracting information associated with the at least one visual indication from the image, the commands determined by a database having control instructions associated with the device. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25)
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