Discovery of and connection to remote devices
AssigneeApple Inc.
InventorsJeffrey S. Norris, Bruno M. Sommer, Alexandre Da Veiga
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Abstract
A method includes receiving a signal that indicates a location of a control device that is configured to change an operating state of a controlled device. The method also includes identifying a first visible device and a second visible device in one or more images, matching the first visible device with the control device based on a location of the first visible device matching the location of the control device, matching the second visible device with the controlled device, pairing the control device with a host device, and controlling the control device using the host device to change the operating state of the controlled device.
Claims24
A method, comprising:
- receiving a signal that indicates a location of a control device, wherein the control device is configured to change an operating state of a controlled device;
- identifying a first visible device and a second visible device in one or more images;
- matching the first visible device with the control device based on a location of the first visible device matching the location of the control device;
- matching the second visible device with the controlled device;
- pairing the control device with a host device;
- and
- controlling the control device using the host device to change the operating state of the controlled device.
A non-transitory computer-readable storage device including program instructions executable by one or more processors that, when executed, cause the one or more processors to perform operations, the operations comprising:
- receiving a signal that indicates a location of a control device, wherein the control device is configured to change an operating state of a controlled device;
- identifying a first visible device and a second visible device in one or more images;
- matching the first visible device with the control device based on a location of the first visible device matching the location of the control device;
- matching the second visible device with the controlled device;
- pairing the control device with a host device;
- and
- controlling the control device using the host device to change the operating state of the controlled device.
A system, comprising:
- a memory;
- and
- one or more processors that are configured to execute instructions that are stored in the memory, wherein the instructions, when executed, cause the one or more processors to:
- receive a signal that indicates a location of a control device, wherein the control device is configured to change an operating state of a controlled device;
- identify a first visible device and a second visible device in one or more images;
- match the first visible device with the control device based on a location of the first visible device matching the location of the control device;
- match the second visible device with the controlled device;
- pair the control device with a host device;
- and
- control the control device using the host device to change the operating state of the controlled device.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.