Granted Patent B2

US 12,412,575 · App. 18/071,950 · Granted Sep 9, 2025

Inventors: Junho Lee (Suwon-si, KR); Youngsub Ko (Suwon-si, KR); Joohwan Kim (Suwon-si, KR); Jaechul Lee (Suwon-si, KR); Youngjin Jeon (Suwon-si, KR)

Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.

G10L15/22G10L2015/223G10L2015/225

Abstract

Claims (32)

1. An electronic device comprising:

memory configured to store instructions; and

at least one processor electrically connected to the memory and configured individually or collectively to execute the instructions and to control the electronic device to:

generate a first suggested-utterance list providable to a user;

obtain voice metadata of each utterance included in the first suggested-utterance list;

generate a second suggested-utterance list by extracting, from the first suggested-utterance list, utterances capable of successful execution by the controllable device, according to pre-conditions for executing commands corresponding to utterances in the first suggested-utterance list and current state information about the controllable device;

display the second suggested-utterance list; and

transmit a command based on an utterance included in the second suggested-utterance list for controlling the controllable device,

wherein at least one processor is configured individually or collectively to cause the electronic device to:

obtain, from the voice metadata, a precondition for executing, in the controllable device, each utterance included in the first suggested-utterance list; and

generate the second suggested-utterance list by comparing the precondition to the current state information and extracting, from the first suggested-utterance list, utterances capable of successful execution according to the state information.

2. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein at least one processor is configured, individually or collectively, to, when the instructions are executed by the at least one processor, cause the electronic device to update the second suggested-utterance list and provide the updated second suggested-utterance list based on the state information about the controllable device being updated.

3. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein at least one processor is configured, individually or collectively, to, when the instructions are executed by the at least one processor, cause the electronic device to generate the second suggested-utterance list in response to an event.

4. The electronic device of claim 3 , wherein the event comprises at least one of an event of displaying a suggested utterance to the user or an event in which a state of the controllable device changes.

5. The electronic device of claim 4 , wherein the event of displaying the suggested utterance to the user comprises executing a voice assistant.

6. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein at least one processor is configured, individually or collectively, to, when the instructions are executed by the at least one processor, cause the electronic device to generate the first suggested-utterance list comprising utterances usable by the controllable device based on a device type of the controllable device.

7. The electronic device of claim 6 , wherein at least one processor is configured, individually or collectively, to, when the instructions are executed by the at least one processor, cause the electronic device to generate the first suggested-utterance list from which utterances comprising functions not supported by the controllable device are removed, based on a model of the controllable device.

8. A method of operating an electronic device, the method comprising:

generating a first suggested-utterance list providable to a user;

obtaining voice metadata of each utterance included in the first suggested-utterance list;

generating a second suggested-utterance list by extracting, from the first suggested-utterance list, utterances capable of successful execution by the controllable device according to pre-conditions for executing commands corresponding to utterances in the first suggested-utterance list and current state information about the controllable device;

displaying the second suggested-utterance list; and

transmitting a command based on an utterance included in the second suggested-utterance list for controlling the controllable device, wherein

the method further comprises:

obtaining, from the voice metadata, a precondition for executing, in the controllable device, each utterance included in the first suggested-utterance list; and

generating the second suggested-utterance list by comparing the precondition to the current state information and extracting, from the first suggested-utterance list, utterances capable of successful execution according to the state information.

9. The method of claim 8 , further comprising updating the second suggested-utterance list and providing the updated second suggested-utterance list based on the state information about the controllable device being updated.

10. The method of claim 8 , wherein the generating of the second suggested-utterance list comprises generating the second suggested-utterance list in response to an event.

11. The method of claim 10 , wherein the event comprises at least one of an event of displaying a suggested utterance to the user or an event in which a state of the controllable device changes.

12. The method of claim 11 , wherein the event of displaying the suggested utterance to the user comprises executing a voice assistant.

13. The method of claim 8 , wherein the generating of the first suggested-utterance list comprises generating the first suggested-utterance list comprising utterances usable by the controllable device, based on a device type of the controllable device.

14. The method of claim 13 , wherein the generating of the first suggested-utterance list comprises generating the first suggested-utterance list from which utterances comprising functions not supported by the controllable device are removed, based on a model of the controllable device.

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