Method and device for controlling a smart device

An electronic device for controlling a smart device, the electronic device comprising:

• an imaging sensor;
• and
• circuitry configured to execute:
• a user-furniture interaction activity identifying function configured to:
• identify a user-furniture interaction activity of a user interacting with a home furnishing product by analyzing sensor data, captured by the imaging sensor, depicting a scene of the user interacting the home furnishing product;
• read an optically readable code on the home furnishing product to thereby identify the home furnishing product as a specific home furnishing product and/or identify a functional role of the home furnishing product;
• a comparing function configured to:
• select a set of predetermined user-furniture interaction activities based on the identified specific home furnishing product and/or identified functional role of the home furnishing product;
• and
• compare the user-furniture interaction activity against the set of predetermined user-furniture interaction activities, thereby determining a specific predetermined user-furniture interaction activity among the set of predetermined user-furniture interaction activities, wherein each of the predetermined user-furniture interaction activities is associated with a rule of controlling a smart device;
• and
• a controlling function configured to control the smart device in accordance with the rule.