Patent ID: 8479250

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 at least one of a network associated with the user and 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; and determining an identity of the media processor by associating the detected audio signal with the media processor, wherein the audio signal is specific to the media processor, the audio command and the audio signal are separate from media content delivered by the media processor, and the media processor for which the request is intended is selected in accordance with proximity of the media processor to the mobile device.