Obtaining consumer electronic device state information
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1. An apparatus comprising:
- at least one image processor to;
determine whether a received image approximately matches a stored image stored in a database, the received image captured using an image sensor; and
select data corresponding to the stored image that approximately matches the received image, the data stored in an additional database, the data used to control a state of a device.
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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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1. An apparatus comprising:
at least one image processor to; determine whether a received image approximately matches a stored image stored in a database, the received image captured using an image sensor; and select data corresponding to the stored image that approximately matches the received image, the data stored in an additional database, the data used to control a state of a device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. An apparatus comprising:
at least one processor to; determine a state of a device based on a received image, the received image captured using an image sensor; and select data from a database based on the received imaged to place the device in another state. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A system comprising:
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a first module to receive an image; at least one processor to determine whether the image received from the first module corresponds to a stored image stored in a first database, and to select control data from a second database based on the image received from the first module being corresponding to the stored image, the control data used to control a state of a device; and a second module to receive the control data from the at least one processor. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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