Patent ID: 11956494
Assignee: DISH NETWORK L.L.C.
Field: Audio-visual technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H  G | IPC G  H

Claim 0:
1. A method for facilitating smart television content receivers in a local network, comprising:
receiving audio data at a secondary television receiver, wherein the secondary television receiver comprises a voice command component that is executed locally;
converting the audio data into voice command data by the voice command component;
transmitting the voice command data from the secondary television receiver to a primary television receiver;
transmitting the voice command data via the Internet from the primary television receiver to a voice processing server;
receiving a command at the primary television receiver from the voice processing server, wherein the command is generated based on the voice command data;
transmitting the command from the primary television receiver to the secondary television receiver; and
controlling an operation of the secondary television receiver by the voice command component based on the command.