Granted Patent B2

US 12,237,942 · App. 17/290,620 · Granted Feb 25, 2025

Inventors: Rami Jung (Suwon-si, KR); Hyukjoong Kim (Suwon-si, KR); Daedong Park (Suwon-si, KR); Kyusung Sim (Suwon-si, KR); Kyeonghun Lee (Suwon-si, KR); Keuncheol Lee (Suwon-si, KR); Junsik Jeong (Suwon-si, KR); Jaehong Jo (Suwon-si, KR); Jaehyun Cho (Suwon-si, KR); Woojei Choi (Suwon-si, KR)

Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

H04L12/2823H04L12/2816

Abstract

Claims (59)

1. An electronic device, comprising:

communication circuitry;

one or more processors communicatively coupled to the communication circuitry; and

memory storing one or more computer programs including computer-executable instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the electronic device to:

obtain first information using user utterance information,

identify a first task corresponding to the first information,

identify a first plurality of conditions corresponding to the first task based on a first type of the first task among a plurality of conditions classified by tasks types,

identify a first device meeting the first plurality of conditions corresponding to the first task among a plurality of devices,

request the first device to perform the first task via the communication circuitry,

receive, from the first device, first state information indicating that the first task performed by the first device has reached a predetermined state,

identify, based on the first state information, a second task for performing an additional service for the first task, wherein the additional service includes displaying information to provide the additional service for the first task and displaying information to control a function by the first device according to a request from the electronic device,

identify a second device meeting a second plurality of conditions corresponding to the second task among the plurality of devices, wherein the second plurality of conditions include a first condition for user activity information and device configuration information for performing the second task, a second condition for device state information for performing the second task, and a third condition for information about a number of devices for performing the second task, and

request the second device to perform the second task via the communication circuitry.

2. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the one or more computer programs further include computer-executable instructions to store device information gathered from the plurality of devices in the memory.

3. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the one or more computer programs further include computer-executable instructions to:

identify the first device meeting the first plurality of conditions corresponding to the first task among the plurality of devices based on device information gathered from the plurality of devices stored in the memory.

4. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the one or more computer programs further include computer-executable instructions to:

identify first candidate devices meeting a first condition indicating a constraint condition for device configuration information for performing the first task among the plurality of devices,

identify second candidate devices meeting a second condition indicating a preference condition for device state information for performing the first task among the first candidate devices, and

identify the first device meeting a third condition for information about a number of devices for performing the first task among the second candidate devices.

5. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the one or more computer programs further include computer-executable instructions to identify the second device meeting the second plurality of conditions corresponding to the second task among the plurality of devices based on device information gathered from the plurality of devices stored in the memory of the electronic device.

6. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the one or more computer programs further include computer-executable instructions to:

identify first candidate devices meeting the first condition for the user activity information and the device configuration information for performing the second task among the plurality of devices,

identify second candidate devices meeting the second condition for the device state information for performing the second task among the first candidate devices, and

identify the second device meeting the third condition for the information about the number of devices for performing the second task among the second candidate devices.

7. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the one or more computer programs further include computer-executable instructions to:

gather state information indicating that the first task is performed, received from the first device, as device information, and

store the device information in the memory.

8. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the one or more computer programs further include computer-executable instructions to:

gather another state information indicating that the second task is performed, received from the second device, as device information, and

store the device information in the memory.

9. A method performed by an electronic device for determining a device for performing a requested task, the method comprising:

obtaining first information by using user utterance information;

identifying a first task corresponding to the first information;

identifying a first plurality of conditions corresponding to the first task based on a first type of the first task among a plurality of conditions classified by tasks types;

identifying a first device meeting the first plurality of conditions corresponding to the first task among a plurality of devices;

requesting the first device to perform the first task via communication circuitry of the electronic device;

receiving, from the first device, first state information indicating that the first task performed by the first device has reached a predetermined state;

identifying, based on the first state information, a second task for performing an additional service for the first task, wherein the additional service includes displaying information to provide the additional service for the first task and displaying information to control a function by the first device according to a request from the electronic device;

identifying a second device meeting a second plurality of conditions corresponding to the second task among the plurality of devices, wherein the second plurality of conditions include a first condition for user activity information and device configuration information for performing the second task, a second condition for device state information for performing the second task, and a third condition for information about a number of devices for performing the second task; and

requesting the second device to perform the second task via the communication circuitry.

10. The method of claim 9 , wherein the identifying of the first device includes:

identifying the first device meeting the first plurality of conditions corresponding to the first task among the plurality of devices based on device information gathered from the plurality of devices stored in a memory.

11. The method of claim 9 , wherein the identifying of the first device includes:

identifying first candidate devices meeting a first condition indicating a constraint condition for device configuration information for performing the first task among the plurality of devices;

identifying second candidate devices meeting a second condition indicating a preference condition for device state information for performing the first task among the first candidate devices; and

identifying the first device meeting a third condition for information about a number of devices for performing the first task among the second candidate devices.

12. The method of claim 9 , wherein the identifying of the second device includes identifying the second device meeting the second plurality of conditions corresponding to the second task among the plurality of devices based on device information gathered from the plurality of devices stored in a memory of the electronic device.

13. The method of claim 9 , wherein the identifying of the second device includes:

identifying first candidate devices meeting the first condition for the user activity information and the device configuration information for performing the second task among the plurality of devices;

identifying second candidate devices meeting the second condition for the device state information for performing the second task among the first candidate devices; and

identifying the second device meeting the third condition for the information about the number of devices for performing the second task among the second candidate devices.

14. The method of claim 9 , further comprising storing device information gathered from the plurality of devices in a memory of the electronic device.

15. The method of claim 9 , further comprising:

gathering the first state information indicating that the first task is performed, received from the first device, as device information, and

storing the device information in a memory of the electronic device.

16. The method of claim 9 , further comprising:

gathering second state information indicating that the second task is performed, received from the second device, as device information, and

storing the device information in a memory of the electronic device.

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