Granted Patent B2

US 12,205,590 · App. 17/867,280 · Granted Jan 21, 2025

Inventor: Hyeonjeong Kim (Suwon-si, KR)

Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.

G10L15/22G10L15/26H04W4/023H04W4/80

Abstract

Claims (54)

1. An electronic device, comprising:

memory storing instructions; and

at least one processor electrically connected to the memory,

wherein the instructions, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the electric device to:

determine whether an utterance is a device-controlling utterance for a target device to be remotely controlled;

based on the utterance being the device-controlling utterance, verify a distance between the electronic device and the target device; and

output an object generated differently based on whether the distance is a first short distance less than or equal to a first specified distance or a first long distance greater than the first specified distance, and

wherein the instructions, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the electronic device to:

detect a nearby device located within a specified proximity of the electronic device and determine a distance between the nearby device and the electronic device; and

determine the distance between the electronic device and the target device using the distance between the nearby device and the electronic device.

2. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the electronic device to:

based on the utterance being the device-controlling utterance, control the electronic device to broadcast a location information request for detecting the nearby device.

3. The electronic device of claim 2 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the electronic device to:

receive device location information transmitted from the nearby device in response to the location information request; and

determine whether the distance between the nearby device and the electronic device is a second short distance less than or equal to a second specified distance or a second long distance greater than the second specified distance based on the device location information.

4. The electronic device of claim 2 , wherein the device location information comprises at least one of an ultra-wideband (UWB) signal, a Bluetooth low energy (BLE) signal, wireless-fidelity (Wi-Fi) connection information, or registered location information.

5. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the electronic device to:

convert the utterance into a text through automatic speech recognition (ASR); and

determine whether the utterance is the device-controlling utterance based on the text.

6. The electronic device of claim 5 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the electronic device to:

determine a type of the target device based on the text.

7. The electronic device of claim 6 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the electronic device to:

select the target device from a user-owned device list of a user corresponding to the type of the target device.

8. The electronic device of claim 7 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the electronic device to:

prompt the user-owned device list to the user.

9. A method of operating an electronic device, comprising:

determining whether an utterance is a device-controlling utterance for a target device to be remotely controlled;

based on the utterance being the device-controlling utterance, verifying a distance between the electronic device and the target device; and

outputting an object generated differently based on whether the distance is a first short distance less than or equal to a first specified distance or a first long distance greater than the first specified distance, and

wherein the verifying comprises:

detecting a nearby device located within a specified proximity of the electronic device and determining a distance between the nearby device and the electronic device; and

determining the distance between the electronic device and the target device using the distance between the nearby device and the electronic device.

10. The method of claim 9 , wherein the determining of the distance comprises:

based on the utterance being the device-controlling utterance, broadcasting a location information request for detecting the nearby device.

11. The method of claim 10 , wherein the determining of the distance further comprises:

receiving device location information transmitted from the nearby device in response to the location information request; and

determining whether the distance between the nearby device and the electronic device is a second short distance less than or equal to a second specified distance or a second long distance greater than the second specified distance based on the device location information.

12. The method of claim 11 , wherein the device location information comprises at least one of an ultra-wideband (UWB) signal, a Bluetooth low energy (BLE) signal, wireless-fidelity (Wi-Fi) connection information, or registered location information.

13. The method of claim 9 , wherein the determining of whether the utterance is the device-controlling utterance comprises:

converting the utterance into a text through automatic speech recognition (ASR); and

determining whether the utterance is the device-controlling utterance based on the text.

14. The method of claim 13 , further comprising:

determining a type of the target device based on the text.

15. The method of claim 14 , further comprising:

selecting the target device from a user-owned device list of a user corresponding to the type of the target device.

16. The method of claim 15 , further comprising:

prompting the user-owned device list to the user.

17. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing instructions that, when executed by at least one processor of an electronic device, cause the electronic device to perform operations comprising:

determining whether an utterance is a device-controlling utterance for a target device to be remotely controlled;

based on the utterance being the device-controlling utterance, verifying a distance between the electronic device and the target device; and

outputting an object generated differently based on whether the distance is a short distance less than or equal to a specified distance or a long distance greater than the specified distance, and

wherein the verifying comprises:

detecting a nearby device located within a specified proximity of the electronic device and determining a distance between the nearby device and the electronic device; and

determining the distance between the electronic device and the target device using the distance between the nearby device and the electronic device.

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