Controlling a set-top box via remote speech recognition

Abstract

A device may receive over a network a digitized speech signal from a remote control that accepts speech. In addition, the device may convert the digitized speech signal into text, use the text to obtain command information applicable to a set-top box, and send the command information to the set-top box to control presentation of multimedia content on a television in accordance with the command information.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A method, comprising:
 receiving, via a Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) session over a wireless fidelity (Wi-Fi) channel, a digital audio signal from a remote control configured to receive audible information;   converting, at an audio processor, the digital audio signal into text based on a number of speech grammars corresponding to program guide information;   obtaining a matching set of program guide entries related to the text; and   generating, at a set-top box, a display indicative of the matching set.