Configuring a proxy for hands-free operation

An apparatus comprising:

• a database configured to store utterances and their associated commands used to control a device remote from the apparatus;
• logic circuitry configured to:
• receive an advertisement from the device, wherein the advertisement comprises a command used to control the device, and was received in response to a user controlling the device with a non-verbal command;
• access the database to determine that the command does not exist within the database;
• determine a new utterance to associate with the command;
• and
• store the new utterance within the database associated with the command;
• receive the new utterance from the user;
• and
• cause the command to be transmitted to the device in response to receiving the new utterance from the user.

A method comprising the steps of:

• receiving an advertisement from a device, wherein the advertisement comprises a command used to control the device;
• accessing a database to determine that the command does not exist within the database;
• notifying a user to begin recording a new utterance to associate with the command;
• recording the new utterance from the user;
• storing the new utterance within the database and associating the new utterance with the command;
• receiving the new utterance from the user;
• and
• in response to receiving the new utterance, issuing the command to the device.