Method of and apparatus for operating a device by members of a group
First Claim
1. A method, comprising:
- continuously monitoring, using one or more sensors, a plurality of authenticated members of a group to detect an instruction,wherein the instruction is provided by an instructing authenticated member of the group,wherein each of the authenticated members is authenticated by a user input device to provide instructions, andwherein the instruction includes one of a visual instruction and an audible instruction;
associating, by a controller, the instruction with the instructing authenticated member;
accessing, from memory, member profile data of the instructing authenticated member which is stored in the memory, wherein the member profile data of the instructing authenticated member comprises a set of reference instructions for the instructing authenticated group member;
matching the detected instruction with a matching reference instruction selected from the set of reference instructions in the member profile data of the instructing authenticated member;
identifying a device, and a control command for controlling the device, from the matching reference instruction;
verifying, from the member profile data of the instructing authenticated member, whether the instructing authenticated member is authorized to provide the identified command to the identified device;
providing, by the controller, the identified control command to the identified device only when the detected instruction matches the matching reference instruction in the member profile data of the instructing group member and the instructing authenticated member is authorized to provide the identified control command to the identified device; and
ignoring any instructions provided any person who is not an authenticated member of the group.
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for operating a device by controlling the device based on input received from group members, uses a sensor for monitoring each group member for detecting an instruction provided by a group member. The instruction includes a visual or audible instruction. Upon detecting, a controller associates a control command with the instruction. The controller provides the control command to the device. For establishing the group, an authentication is performed for adding a user as a group member. For identifying the control command, the detected instruction is associated with the instructing group member, where the member profile is accessed from a memory including a set of reference instructions, and the instruction is matched with a reference instruction selected from the set of reference instructions in the profile.
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12 Claims
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1. A method, comprising:
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continuously monitoring, using one or more sensors, a plurality of authenticated members of a group to detect an instruction, wherein the instruction is provided by an instructing authenticated member of the group, wherein each of the authenticated members is authenticated by a user input device to provide instructions, and wherein the instruction includes one of a visual instruction and an audible instruction; associating, by a controller, the instruction with the instructing authenticated member; accessing, from memory, member profile data of the instructing authenticated member which is stored in the memory, wherein the member profile data of the instructing authenticated member comprises a set of reference instructions for the instructing authenticated group member; matching the detected instruction with a matching reference instruction selected from the set of reference instructions in the member profile data of the instructing authenticated member; identifying a device, and a control command for controlling the device, from the matching reference instruction; verifying, from the member profile data of the instructing authenticated member, whether the instructing authenticated member is authorized to provide the identified command to the identified device; providing, by the controller, the identified control command to the identified device only when the detected instruction matches the matching reference instruction in the member profile data of the instructing group member and the instructing authenticated member is authorized to provide the identified control command to the identified device; and ignoring any instructions provided any person who is not an authenticated member of the group. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. An apparatus, comprising:
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a user input device; one or more sensors configured to continuously monitor a plurality of authenticated members of a group to detect an instruction, wherein the instruction is provided by an instructing authenticated member of the group, wherein each of the authenticated members is authenticated by interacting with the user input device, wherein the one or more sensors are configured to receive at least one of visual images and audible signals, and wherein the instruction is one of a visual instruction and an audible instruction; a memory configured to store member profile data for each of the authenticated members of the group, wherein the member profile data for each authenticated member of the group comprises a corresponding set of reference instructions for said authenticated member; and a controller communicatively connected to the one or more sensors, wherein the controller is configured to receive one or more output signals from the one or more sensors, and wherein the controller includes a processor, wherein the processor is configured to; associate the detected instruction with the instructing authenticated member, access the member profile data of the instructing authenticated member from the memory, match the instruction with a matching reference instruction selected from the set of reference instructions in the member profile data of the instructing authenticated member, identify a device, and a control command for controlling the device, from the matching reference instruction, verify, from the member profile data of the instructing authenticated member, whether the instructing authenticated member is authorized to provide the identified command to the identified device, provide the identified control command to the identified device only when the instruction matches the matching reference instruction in the member profile data of the instructing group member and the instructing authenticated member is authorized to provide the identified control command to the identified device; and ignore any instructions provided any person who is not an authenticated member of the group. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10)
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11. A non-transitory computer readable storage-medium, wherein the computer readable storage-medium embodies computer instructions which, when executed by an apparatus for controlling operation of a device, configure the apparatus to:
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continuously monitor, using one or more sensors of the apparatus, a plurality of authenticated members of a group to detect an instruction, wherein the instruction is provided by an instructing authenticated member of the group, wherein each of the authenticated members is authenticated by a user input device to provide instructions, and wherein the instruction includes one of a visual instruction and an audible instruction; associate, by a controller of the apparatus, the instruction with the instructing authenticated member, access, from memory of the apparatus, member profile data of the instructing authenticated member which is stored in the memory, wherein the member profile data of the instructing authenticated member comprises a set of reference instructions for the instructing authenticated group member, match the instruction with a matching reference instruction selected from the set of reference instructions in the member profile data of the instructing authenticated member; identify a device, and a control command for controlling the device, from the matching reference instruction; verify, from the member profile data of the instructing authenticated member, whether the instructing authenticated member is authorized to provide the identified command to the identified device; provide, by the controller, the identified control command to the identified device only when the instruction matches the matching reference instruction in the member profile data of the instructing group member and the instructing authenticated member is authorized to provide the identified control command to the identified device; and ignore any instructions provided any person who is not an authenticated member of the group. - View Dependent Claims (12)
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