AUTOMATED MOBILE DEVICE CONFIGURATION FOR REMOTE CONTROL OF ELECTRONIC DEVICES

摘要

Configuration of a mobile electronic device with remote control functionality for a target electronic device for which an original remote control is unavailable is achieved by automated identification of control data for the target device based on non-textual device identification data captured by the mobile electronic device. The device identification data can include a picture of the target device or part thereof captured by the mobile electronic device. The picture may be automatically processed to identify the target device based on device shape, or based on device-specific symbols carried on an exterior of the target device. The device identification data can include signal data captured at device, including a wireless tag code, or location-specific data indicative of device location in an establishment.

主权项

1. A system comprising:
a data access module configured for accessing device identification data for a target device of which an original remote control device is unavailable, the device identification data being non-textual input captured by a mobile electronic device and comprising at least one of: image data representing the target device or a related artifact, and signal data captured at the target device; a device identification module configured for identifying a device type for the target device based on the device identification data; and an auto-configuration module configured to retrieve auto-configuration data based on the identified target device type, the auto-configuration data being specific to the identified target device type and being usable by the mobile electronic device to configure the mobile electronic device with remote control functionality for the target device.