RELAYED VOICE CONTROL OF DEVICES
Voice input is received, via a microphone. The voice input is translated into a machine-understandable representation of the voice input. An operation performable by an audio/video device and corresponding to the machine-understandable representation of the voice input is selected. A signal code for the operation is broadcast, via a broadcast device, in a format recognizable by the audio/video device.
1 . On a computing system, a method comprising:
receiving, via a microphone, voice input;
translating the voice input into a machine-understandable representation of the voice input;
selecting an operation performable by an audio/video device and corresponding to the machine-understandable representation of the voice input; and
broadcasting, via a broadcast device, a signal code for the operation in a format recognizable by the audio/video device.
2 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the broadcast device includes an infrared broadcast device configured to broadcast infrared signals to the audio/video device.
3 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the broadcast device includes a local-area network broadcast device configured to broadcast wired or wireless signals to the audio/video device.
4 . The method of claim 1 , wherein, the broadcast device includes a consumer electronic control broadcast device configured to broadcast consumer electronic control signals to the audio/video device via high-definition multimedia interface links.
5 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the operation is a macro operation, and wherein the signal code is one of a plurality of signal codes, each of the plurality of signal codes being broadcast in a format recognizable by a different audio/video device.
6 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the operation is a macro operation, and wherein the signal code is one of a plurality of signal codes, each of the plurality of signal codes being consecutively broadcast in the format recognizable by the audio/video device.
7 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the signal code is derived from a program guide corresponding to the audio/video device.
8 . The method of claim 7 , wherein the program guide is received from a remote online service computing device prior to selection of the operation.
9 . A computing system, comprising:
a logic machine; and
a storage machine holding instructions executable by the logic machine to:
receive, via a microphone, voice input;
translate the voice input into a machine-understandable representation of the voice input;
select an operation performable by an audio/video device and corresponding to the machine-understandable representation of the voice input; and
broadcast, via a broadcast device, a signal code for the operation in a format recognizable by the audio/video device.
10 . The computing system of claim 9 , wherein the broadcast device includes an infrared broadcast device configured to broadcast infrared signals to the audio/video device.
11 . The computing system of claim 9 , wherein the broadcast device includes a local-area network broadcast device configured to broadcast wired or wireless signals to the audio/video device.
12 . The computing system of claim 9 , wherein, the broadcast device includes a consumer electronic control broadcast device configured to broadcast consumer electronic control signals to the audio/video device via high-definition multimedia interface links.
13 . The computing system of claim 9 , wherein the operation is a macro operation, and wherein the signal code is one of a plurality of signal codes, each of the plurality of signal codes broadcast in a format recognizable by a different audio/video device.
14 . The computing system of claim 9 , wherein the operation is a macro operation, and wherein the signal code is one of a plurality of signal codes, each of the plurality of signal codes consecutively broadcast in the format recognizable by the audio/video device.
15 . The computing system of claim 9 , wherein the signal code is received from a remote online service computing device responsive to a request made based on selection of the operation.
16 . The computing system of claim 9 , wherein the signal code is received from a remote online service computing device and stored locally on the computing system prior to selection of the operation.
17 . On a computing system, a method comprising:
receiving, via a microphone, voice input;
translating the voice input into a machine-understandable representation of the voice input;
selecting an operation performable by an audio/video device and corresponding to the machine-understandable representation of the voice input;
identifying a provider-specific version of the operation; and
broadcasting, via a broadcast device, a signal code for the provider-specific version of the operation in a format recognizable by the audio/video device.
18 . The computing system of claim 17 , wherein the signal code is received from a remote online service computing device responsive to a request made based on selection of the operation.
19 . The computing system of claim 17 , wherein the signal code is received from a remote online service computing device and stored locally on the computing system prior to selection of the operation.
20 . The computing system of claim 17 , wherein the operation includes presenting, via a presentation device, a content channel, and identifying the provider-specific version of the operation includes requesting a provider-specific identifier of the content channel from a content provider of the content channel.