IP Library Granted Patent US 9,160,848
Granted Patent B2
US 9,160,848 · App. 13/708,515 · Granted Oct 13, 2015

Electronic device and method of controlling the same

Inventors: Taeho Kim (Seoul, KR); Hyungshin Park (Seoul, KR)
Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
H04M3/4936H04M1/64H04M2201/39H04M2201/40H04M2250/74
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Patent No.
US 9,160,848
App. No.
13/708,515
Granted
Oct 13, 2015
Kind
B2
Abstract

To achieve the objects of the present invention, according to an aspect of the present invention, an electronic device is provided which includes a communication unit, an output unit, and a controller that connects a call received through the communication unit, performs an automatic conversation operation to conduct an automatic conversation with a calling party, and selectively performs one of a first operation to terminate the call and a second operation to generate recognition information on the automatic conversation and to output the recognition information based on the automatic conversation.

Claims (34)

1. An electronic device comprising:

a communication unit;

an output unit; and

a controller configured to:

connect a call received through the communication unit without a user's interaction,

perform an automatic conversation operation to conduct an automatic conversation with a calling party, wherein the automatic conversation operation includes recognizing the calling party's voice received through the communication unit, generating a response voice corresponding to a result of the recognition, and transmitting the response voice through the communication unit, wherein the response voice comprises an appropriate sentence or phrase for the calling party's sentence or phrase received via the connected call,

determine whether the calling party is urgent based on the automatic conversation;

selectively perform one of a first operation for providing the automatic conversation with the calling party to the user after the call is terminated or a second operation that allows the user to directly respond to the connected call when the calling party is urgent,

wherein the controller determines whether the calling party is urgent based on a result of natural-language processing the automatic conversation, or at least one of a tone, magnitude, and speed of the calling party's voice.

2. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the controller verifies a set call receiving mode, when the verified call receiving mode is a normal mode, performs a call alert operation to output at least one of a call receiving alert image and a call receiving alert sound, and when the verified call receiving mode is an automatic mode, performs the automatic conversation operation.

3. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the second operation further comprises generating recognition information on the automatic conversation and outputting the recognition information based on the automatic conversation, and

wherein the controller further receives a first user input on the output recognition information and transmits voice data corresponding to the first user input through the communication unit.

4. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the controller activates at least one of modules for the call, including a speaker, a microphone, and a camera, when a second user input is entered with respect to the output recognition information.

5. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the first operation further includes generating a transmission message of the calling party which is generated based on the automatic conversation.

6. The electronic device of claim 5 , wherein the controller outputs the transmission message through the output unit when the call receiving mode switches from the automatic mode to the normal mode.

7. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the controller determines whether at least one of a predetermined word and a phrase is included in the calling party's conversation.

8. An electronic device comprising:

an input unit;

a communication unit;

an output unit; and

a controller configured to:

set a call receiving mode including at least an automatic mode and a normal mode according to at least one of predetermined inputs received through the input unit and a predetermined criterion,

transmit information on the set call receiving mode to a first electronic device through the communication unit, and

perform an automatic conversation operation to conduct an automatic conversation with a calling party of a call received through the communication unit, wherein the automatic conversation is selectively performed according to the set call receiving mode,

wherein the automatic conversation operation includes recognizing the calling party's voice received through the communication unit, generating a response voice corresponding to a result of the recognition, and transmitting the response voice through the communication unit,

wherein the response voice comprise an appropriate sentence or phrase for the calling party's sentence or phrase received via the connected call,

wherein the controller determines whether the calling party is urgent based on the automatic conversation, and performs a second operation that allows the user to directly respond to the connected call when the calling party is urgent, and

wherein the controller determines whether the calling party is urgent based on a result of natural-language processing the automatic conversation, or at least one of a tone, magnitude, and speed of the calling party's voice.

9. The electronic device of claim 8 , wherein the controller selectively performs one of a first operation for providing the automatic conversation with the calling party to the user after the call is terminated or the second operation, and

wherein the second operation comprises generating recognition based on the automatic conversation.

10. The electronic device of claim 8 , wherein the call is requested from a second electronic device through the first electronic device, and wherein the first electronic device provides the information on the set call receiving mode to the second electronic device when receiving a request of the call from the second electronic device.

11. The electronic device of claim 10 , wherein when receiving a request of cancelling the call requested by the second electronic device, the first electronic device does not transmit the call to the electronic device.

12. The electronic device of claim 11 , wherein the controller receives an alert message including information on the call cancelling from the first electronic device.

13. The electronic device of claim 12 , wherein the controller receives the alert message when the call receiving mode switches to a normal mode.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 17, 2012
From: KIM, TAEHO; PARK, HYUNGSHIN
To: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
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Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2012-0082170 · Jul 27, 2012 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20140029734A1 · Jan 30, 2014