US Patent 10101885 Interact with TV using phone camera and touch

Techniques described herein include a system and method for enabling a user to interact with content displayed on a display device by using a mobile device camera. In this disclosure, a service provider may receive image information from a user device. The image information may include information related to an image captured on the mobile device and may be used to identify a particular display device being targeted by the mobile device. The image information may also be used to determine a particular area of the display device currently being targeted. Once identified, user interactions on the mobile device may trigger corresponding actions on the display device.