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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 03, 2026
Filed:
Jun. 17, 2024
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Jeffrey S. Norris, Saratoga, CA (US);
Bruno M. Sommer, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Alexandre Da Veiga, San Francisco, CA (US);
APPLE INC., Cupertino, CA (US);
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.