FYI -- Perhaps it's time for a sequence recognition app ? Any Google folks out there? Point your cellphone camera at a sequence (or number) & Google will tell you what the sequence or number is... http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/google/8251003/Google-solves-Sudoku.ht... Google solves Sudoku A new version of Google's image recongition app, Goggles, recognises barcodes and adverts - and solves Sudoku Google's new version of its Goggles image recognition app can solve Sudoku puzzles instantly By Matt Warman, Consumer Technology Editor 6:30PM GMT 10 Jan 2011 The days of Sudoku could be numbered, thanks to Google. The puzzle that took the world by storm with its simple grid of digits and empty boxes can now be solved instantly by any mobile phone  no matter what the level of difficulty. A newly updated mobile phone application, called Google Goggles, uses a phoneÂs camera to capture a picture of any Sudoku puzzle and then sends it back to Google. The companyÂs servers compute the answers and send an image of the completed puzzle back to the user. Depending on the speed of the phoneÂs internet connection, the results can be back in seconds. Phil McNeill, the Daily TelegraphÂs Puzzles Editor said the move was Âa sad day for puzzle fans. ÂWhen you finally solve a real mind-bender, it brings a rush of achievement. I hope Google's new tool won't diminish that feeling, he said. Google Goggles works by capturing images and sending them to the companyÂs central servers. They are then compared to the firmÂs vast web index, just as if they were a search term entered as text. The new version of Goggles means that, along with landmarks and other well known images, the software now also recognises adverts, barcodes and Sudoku. The applicationÂs main function, however, is for price comparison information and general web searching. Goggles is available on the iPhone and all Google Android phones.