IP Library Granted Patent US 9,733,895
Granted Patent B2
US 9,733,895 · App. 14/626,513 · Granted Aug 15, 2017

Method for controlling electronic apparatus based on voice recognition and motion recognition, and electronic apparatus applying the same

Inventors: Jung-geun Kim (Suwon-si, KR); Yoo-tai Kim (Yongin-si, KR); Seung-dong Yu (Hwaseong-si, KR); Sang-jin Han (Gunpo-si, KR); Hee-seob Ryu (Hwaseong-si, KR)
Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
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Patent No.
US 9,733,895
App. No.
14/626,513
Granted
Aug 15, 2017
Kind
B2
Abstract

A method for controlling an electronic apparatus which uses voice recognition, and an electronic apparatus applying the same are provided. The method includes, in response to a voice start command being input through a first microphone included in the electronic apparatus, converting a mode of the electronic apparatus to a first voice task mode and displaying a first icon corresponding to the first voice task mode; in response to the voice start command being input through a second microphone included in a remote control device, converting the mode of the electronic apparatus to a second voice task mode and displaying a second icon corresponding to the second voice task mode; displaying voice guide information; and in response to a user voice being input while the voice guide information is displayed, displaying a list including a plurality of items related to the user voice.

Claims (31)

1. A method for controlling an electronic apparatus, comprising:

in response to a voice start command being input through a first microphone included in the electronic apparatus, converting a mode of the electronic apparatus to a first voice task mode and displaying a first icon corresponding to the first voice task mode;

in response to a voice start command being input through a button included in a remote control device associated with the electronic apparatus, converting the mode of the electronic apparatus to a second voice task mode and displaying a second icon corresponding to the second voice task mode;

displaying voice guide information to perform one of the first voice task mode or the second voice task mode; and

in response to a user voice being input while the voice guide information is displayed, displaying a list including a plurality of items related to the user voice, wherein the user voice is input through the first microphone included in the electronic apparatus while the electronic apparatus is in the first voice task mode, and wherein the user voice is input through a second microphone included in the remote control while the electronic apparatus is in the second voice task mode.

2. The method as claimed in claim 1 , further comprising:

in response to a second user voice including one of a plurality of indicators being input, the plurality of indicators corresponding to each of a plurality of items included in the list, executing an item corresponding to an indicator included in the second user voice.

3. The method as claimed in claim 2 , wherein the indicator consists of at least one of a number and a character.

4. The method as claimed in claim 1 , further comprising:

in response to a second user voice irrelevant to the plurality of items being input, displaying a feedback message including a message for selecting one of the plurality of items.

5. The method as claimed in claim 4 , wherein the feedback message is displayed in an area where the voice guide information is displayed.

6. The method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the user voice is for changing a channel, and

wherein the displaying the list comprises displaying the list including a plurality of items corresponding to a plurality of channels related to channel information included in the user voice.

7. The method as claimed in claim 6 , wherein the displaying comprises, in response to the user voice including a channel number, displaying the list including the plurality of items corresponding to the plurality of channels including the channel number included in the user voice.

8. An electronic apparatus, comprising:

a display;

a controller configured to:

in response to a voice start command being input through a first microphone included in the electronic apparatus, convert a mode of the electronic apparatus to a first voice task mode and display a first icon corresponding to the first voice task mode,

in response to a voice start command being input through a button included in a remote control device associated with the electronic apparatus, convert the mode of the electronic apparatus to a second voice task mode and display a second icon corresponding to the second voice task mode,

control the display to display voice guide information to perform one of the first voice task mode or the second voice task mode, and

in response to a user voice being input while the voice guide information is displayed on the display, control to display a list including a plurality of items related to the user voice on the display,

wherein the user voice is input through the first microphone included in the electronic apparatus while the electronic apparatus is in the first voice task mode, and

wherein the user voice is input through a second microphone included in the remote control while the electronic apparatus is in the second voice task mode.

9. The apparatus as claimed in claim 8 , wherein the controller is further configured to, in response to detecting a second user voice including one of a plurality of indicators corresponding to each of a plurality of items included in the list being input, execute an item corresponding to an indicator included in the second user voice.

10. The apparatus as claimed in claim 9 , wherein the indicator consists of at least one from among number and a character.

11. The apparatus as claimed in claim 8 , further comprising:

in response to a second user voice irrelevant to the plurality of items being input, displaying a feedback message including a message for selecting one of the plurality of items.

12. The apparatus as claimed in claim 11 , wherein the feedback message is displayed in an area where the voice guide information is displayed.

13. The apparatus as claimed in claim 8 , wherein the user voice is for changing a channel, and

wherein the controller is further configured to display the list comprising a plurality of items corresponding to a plurality of channels related to channel information included in the user voice.

14. The apparatus as claimed in claim 13 , wherein the controller is further configured to, in response to the user voice including a channel number, display the list including the plurality of items corresponding to the plurality of channels including the channel number included in the user voice.

Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2011-0104840 · Oct 13, 2011 · national
Continuity (3)
Continuation 13567354 · Aug 6, 2012
Provisional Application 61515459 · Aug 5, 2011
Related Publication 20150160919A1 · Jun 11, 2015