Patently Apple reports on a patent filed by Google that deals with voice input commands for the Google TV set-top box. The feature would act similarly to Apple's Siri service on the iPhone 4S in the sense that it would allow users to ask a variety of questions through an Android app and have the answer outputted on the Google TV, or other specific media device. The technology can also be applied to things like music.

The patent specifically states that "the provision of the query to the television may occur when the user is within a set distance of his home also (e.g., by determining with GPS functionality on the smartphone that he is within 1/4 mile of the home), and the television may be turned on automatically as he approaches the home, with the television tuned to a channel that is determined to be most relevant to the query…"

Whether or not a feature like this will be integrated into a Google TV product is still unknown at this time.