Patent ID: 11949534
Assignee: INTER IKEA SYSTEMS B.V.
Field: Digital communication (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC G  H | IPC G  H

Claim 0:
1. A computer implemented method for controlling a smart device, the method comprising:
identifying a user-furniture interaction activity of a user interacting with a home furnishing product by analyzing sensor data, captured by an imaging sensor, depicting a scene of the user interacting with the home furnishing product;
reading an optically readable code on the home furnishing product;
determining a functional role of the home furnishing product based at least in part on the optically readable code on the home furnishing product;
selecting, based on the functional role of the home furnishing product, a set of predetermined user-furniture interaction activities, wherein the set of predetermined user-furniture interaction activities are associated with the functional role of the home furnishing product;
comparing the user-furniture interaction activity against the set of predetermined user-furniture interaction activities, and 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
controlling the smart device in accordance with the rule associated with the specific predetermined user-furniture interaction activity.