An apparatus and method are provided for identifying and executing system commands based on captured image data. In one implementation, a method is provided for executing at least one command retrieved from a captured image. According to the method, image data is received from an image sensor, and the image data may include printed information associated with a specific system commands. The method further includes accessing a database including a plurality of predefined system commands associated with printed information, and identifying in the image data an existence of the printed information associated with the specific system command stored in the database. The specific system command is executed after the printed information associated with the specific system command is identified.
