Patent ID: 7274905

Claim:
A receiver, comprising an input portion configured to receive a first signal transmitted by a first transmitter; a processor in communication with the input portion for converting the first signal to an audio signal, the processor further comprising a control module for processing an input command; a user interface in communication with the processor, wherein the user interface is configured to receive the input command and to convey the input command to the processor; a control module executed by the processor for processing the input command and generating a query in accordance with the input command; and a network interface in communication with the processor configured for facilitating communication from the receiver and to the first transmitter via a network and communication from the first transmitter and to the receiver via the network, wherein the query is communicated from the receiver to the first transmitter via the network and wherein the receiver is configured to receive a response message from the first transmitter, the response message generated in response to the query wherein the processor generates a packet according to the input command and transmits the packet to the first transmitter via the network, and wherein the packet comprises an identification address of the receiver.