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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 16, 2024
Filed:
Nov. 03, 2022
Applicant:
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Inventors:
Jeffrey S. Norris, Saratoga, CA (US);
Bruno M. Sommer, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Alexandre Da Veiga, San Francisco, CA (US);
Assignee:
APPLE INC., Cupertino, CA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 76/10 (2018.01); G06F 18/22 (2023.01); G06V 10/22 (2022.01); G08C 17/02 (2006.01); H04W 8/00 (2009.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G08C 17/02 (2013.01); G06F 18/22 (2023.01); G06V 10/22 (2022.01); H04W 8/005 (2013.01); H04W 76/10 (2018.02); G08C 2201/31 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method includes receiving one or more signals that each indicate a device type for a respective remote device, identifying one or more visible devices in one or more images, matching a first device from the one or more visible devices with a first signal from the one or more signals based on a device type of the first device matching a device type for the first signal and based on a visible output of the first device, pairing the first device with a second device, and controlling a function of the first device using the second device.