Voice-based content providing method and electronic device thereof

An electronic device comprising:

• a microphone;
• an output device comprising at least one of a speaker or a display;
• memory storing one or more computer programs;
• and
• one or more processors communicatively coupled to the microphone, the output device and the memory,
• wherein the one or more computer programs include computer-executable instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors individually or collectively, cause the electronic device to:
• receive a voice input of a user through the microphone,
• determine a priority between a plurality of categories respectively corresponding to a plurality of content matching a keyword included in the voice input based on context information, wherein the context information comprises information about an application running on the electronic device,
• determine one category among the plurality of categories based on category priority information and a score value for each category, and
• play content corresponding to the determined category through the output device, and
• wherein the score value for each category comprises:
• a first score value determined based on preference of a plurality of users for the plurality of categories, and
• a second score value determined based on user historical data of the user for the plurality of categories.

A voice-based content providing method performed by an electronic device, the method comprising:

• receiving, by the electronic device, a voice input of a user through a microphone;
• transmitting, by the electronic device, the voice input and context information comprising information about an application running on the electronic device, to an external server through a communication circuit;
• receiving, by the electronic device, a response to play content corresponding to a category determined based on category priority information from among a plurality of content matching a keyword included in the voice input through the communication circuit;
• and
• playing, by the electronic device, the content through an output device comprising at least one of a speaker or a display,
• wherein the determined category is determined based on a score value for each category by the external server, and
• wherein the score value for each category comprises:
• a first score value determined based on preference of a plurality of users for a plurality of categories respectively corresponding to the plurality of content, and
• a second score value determined based on user historical data of the user for the plurality of categories.