Electronic device and method for voice recognition using a plurality of voice recognition engines

A method of performing voice recognition by an electronic device including a first voice recognition device and a second voice recognition device, the method comprising:

• executing a predetermined application;
• receiving a first voice for the application;
• when an audio signal is not output from the electronic device, activating the first voice recognition device of the electronic device;
• when an audio signal is output from the electronic device, receiving the first voice by the second voice recognition device of the electronic device;
• when the first voice recognition device of the electronic device is activated and the first voice recognition device recognizes a predetermined command in the first voice, transferring a received second voice to an external electronic device and receiving a result of recognizing the received second voice from the external electronic device;
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• when the first voice is received by the second voice recognition device, performing the voice recognition by the second voice recognition device, and when the second voice recognition device recognizes the predetermined command in the first voice, recognizing a second command in the received second voice, and performing an operation based on the recognized second command.

An electronic device comprising:

• a first voice recognition device of the electronic device;
• and
• a second voice recognition device of the electronic device,
• wherein when an audio signal is not output from the electronic device, a first voice is received by the first voice recognition device of the electronic device,
• wherein when an audio signal is output from the electronic device, the first voice is received by the second voice recognition device of the electronic device,
• wherein when a first voice is received by the first voice recognition device and the first voice recognition device recognizes a predetermined command in the first voice, the first voice recognition device transfers a received second voice to an external electronic device and receives a result of recognizing the received second voice from the external electronic device, and
• wherein when the first voice is received by the second voice recognition device and the second voice recognition device recognizes the predetermined command in the first voice, the second voice recognition device recognizes a second command in the received second voice, and performs an operation based on the recognized second command.

An electronic device comprising:

• a first voice recognition device of the electronic device;
• a second voice recognition device of the electronic device;
• and
• a processor configured for:
• executing a predetermined application,
• when an audio signal is not output from the electronic device, activating the first voice recognition device of the electronic device, and
• when an audio signal is output from the electronic device, receiving the first voice by the second voice recognition device of the electronic device,
• wherein when the first voice recognition device is activated and the first voice recognition device recognizes a predetermined command in the first voice, the first voice recognition device transfers a received second voice to an external electronic device and receives a result of recognizing the received second voice from the external electronic device;
• and
• wherein when the first voice is received by the second voice recognition device, the second voice recognition device performs the voice recognition, and when the second voice recognition device recognizes the predetermined command in the first voice, the second voice recognition device recognizes a second command in the received second voice and performs an operation based on the recognized second command.

A non-transitory computer-readable recording medium storing commands, the computer-readable recording medium having a program recorded therein to execute operations of a first voice recognition device of the electronic device and a second voice recognition device of the electronic device, the operations comprising:

• when an audio signal is not output from the electronic device, receiving a first voice by the first voice recognition device;
• when an audio signal is output from the electronic device, receiving the first voice by the second voice recognition device of the electronic device;
• when the first voice is received by the first voice recognition device and the first voice recognition device recognizes a predetermined command in the first voice, transferring a received second voice to an external electronic device and receiving a result of recognizing the received second voice from the external electronic device;
• and
• when the first voice is received by the second voice recognition device and the second voice recognition device recognizes the predetermined command in the first voice, recognizing a second command in the received second voice, and performing an operation based on the recognized second command.

A non-transitory computer-readable recording medium for executing operations of a first voice recognition device and a second voice recognition device, the operations comprising:

• executing a predetermined application;
• receiving a first voice for the application;
• when an audio signal is not output from the electronic device, activating the first voice recognition device of the electronic device;
• when an audio signal is output from the electronic device, receiving the first voice by the second voice recognition device of the electronic device;
• when the first voice recognition device of the electronic device is activated and the first voice recognition device recognizes a predetermined command in the first voice, transferring a received second voice to an external electronic device and receiving a result of recognizing the received second voice from the external electronic device;
• and
• when the first voice is received by the second voice recognition device, performing the voice recognition by the second voice recognition device, and when the second voice recognition device recognizes the predetermined command in the first voice, recognizing a second command in the received second voice, and performing an operation based on the recognized second command.