Patent ID: 8798311

Claim:
A set top box (STB) configured to generate device commands based upon spoken user commands, comprising: an image capture device configured to capture a series of images of a user, and configured to generate image information corresponding to the series of captured images; a memory configured to store electronic program guide (EPG) information; a tuner configured to receive programming and the EPG information from a remote source; and a processor system communicatively coupled to the image capture device, the memory, and the tuner, wherein the processor system is configured to: generate an electronic program guide (EPG) from the EPG information that is displayed on a display, receive the image information from the image capture device that includes movement of the user's lips, continuously monitor movement of the user's lips in the series of captured images of the user to determine an engagement command, a disengagement command, and at least one STB command associated with scrolling about the displayed EPG, wherein the engagement command, the disengagement command and the at least one STB command are based upon identified lip movements of the user shown in the captured image information, determine a device command to scroll about the EPG based upon the corresponding determined STB command, wherein the determined STB command is disregarded until after the engagement command is determined, wherein the device command associated with the determined STB command is determined after the engagement command is determined, and wherein a subsequent determined STB command is disregarded after the disengagement command is determined.