Patent ID: 8832771

Claim:
A mobile device, comprising: a memory storing computer instructions; and a controller coupled to the memory, wherein the controller, responsive to executing the computer instructions, performs operations comprising: detecting a location of a user by detecting a network associated with the user or a location of the mobile device, wherein the location of the user includes a media processor; transmitting a request for an audio command intended for the media processor to a server on a communications network after detecting the location of the user, wherein the audio command is transmitted by the server to the media processor; detecting an audio signal emitted from the media processor, wherein the audio signal is caused by the audio command; determining an identity of the media processor by associating the detected audio signal with the media processor; and storing the identity of the media processor, wherein the media processor, the mobile device, or the server operate in an interactive television network, wherein the audio signal is specific to the media processor, wherein the audio command and audio signal are separate from media content delivered by the media processor, and wherein the media processor for which the request is intended is selected in accordance with proximity of the media processor to the mobile device.