Patent ID: 9635403
Date: 2017-04-25
CPC Classifications: G06F,G10L,H04N

Claim:
1. A method comprising: determining, by executing a first instruction with a processor, a characteristic of audio data received by a device, the characteristic including at least one of a code detected in the audio data or a signature generated from the audio data; determining, by executing a second instruction with a processor, whether the characteristic is mapped to at least one of a first command or a second command to be executed by the device to modify operation of the device; in response to determining the characteristic is mapped to the first command and not the second command, executing the first command on the device to cause the device to connect to a communication session to receive an upgrade to software executable on the device; and in response to determining the characteristic is mapped to the second command and not the first command, executing the second command on the device to cause a previously locked feature of the device to be unlocked.