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CONTROLLING AUDIO VIDEO DISPLAY DEVICE (AVDD) TUNING USING CHANNEL NAME

  • US 20120259639A1
  • Filed: 06/08/2011
  • Published: 10/11/2012
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/07/2011
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. Audio video display device (AVDD) comprising:

  • processor;

    video display presenting demanded images under control of the processor;

    computer readable storage medium bearing instructions executable by the processor to;

    responsive to detecting a trigger phrase spoken by a person, enable voice command control of the AVDD;

    provide visible indication on the display that voice command control is enabled;

    receive a voice command from a person;

    determine if the voice command matches a channel name;

    responsive to determining that the voice command matches a channel name, determine if an electronic program guide (EPG) is being presented on the display;

    responsive to determining that the EPG is being presented on the display, configure the EPG to present on the display metadata associated with the channel name;

    responsive to determining that no EPG is being presented on the display, determine if the channel name matching the voice command correlates to more than a single channel number;

    responsive to determining that the channel name correlates to only a single channel number, tune the AVDD to the channel number correlated to the channel name; and

    responsive to determining that the channel name correlates to at least first and second channel numbers, tune to a predetermined preferred one of the first and second channel numbers.

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