Apparatus and method for controlling the apparatus by a user

A method to control an apparatus by a user, comprising, at the level of the apparatus:

• receiving a first event executed by the user in relation to a plurality of devices including the apparatus;
• generating a second event according to the first event;
• presenting the second event to the user;
• and
• executing a command corresponding to the first event on the apparatus, as a function of a response of the user to the second event, wherein
• the second event comprises an audio query produced by a speaker and presented with a random delay to confirm the intention to execute the first event on the apparatus.

An apparatus, comprising

• a detecting unit detecting a first event executed by a user in relation to a plurality of devices including the apparatus, wherein the first event being a triggering event for initiating an interactivity session between the apparatus and the user;
• a control unit generating a second event according to the first event detected by the detecting unit;
• and
• an output unit presenting the second event to the user;
• wherein
• the second event being a verification event for the user to confirm an intention to initiate the interactivity session on the apparatus;
• the second event being individual to the apparatus according to the way the apparatus intends to verify the intention of the interactivity initiated by the user;
• the control unit generates a command for executing the first event on the apparatus, instead of the other devices among the plurality of devices, as a function of a response of the user to the second event detected by the detecting unit;
• and
• the second event comprises an audio query produced by a speaker and presented with a random delay.