Electronic device and method for providing conversational service

An electronic device configured to provide a conversational service, the electronic device comprising:

• a memory storing one or more instructions;
• and
• at least one processor configured to execute the one or more instructions to provide the conversational service to the user,
• wherein the at least one processor is further configured to execute the one or more instructions to control the electronic device to:
• receive an utterance input;
• identify a temporal expression representing a time in a text obtained from the utterance input;
• determine a time point related to the utterance input based on the temporal expression;
• select a database corresponding to the determined time point from among a plurality of databases storing information about a conversation history of a user using the conversational service;
• interpret the text based on information about the conversation history of the user, the conversation history information being acquired from the selected database;
• generate a response message to the utterance input based on a result of the interpreting;
• and output the generated response message.

A non-transitory computer-readable recording medium having stored therein a program that, when executed, causes an electronic device to perform operations for providing a conversational service, the operations comprising:

• receiving an utterance input;
• identifying a temporal expression representing a time in a text obtained from the utterance input;
• determining a time point related to the utterance input based on the temporal expression;
• selecting a database corresponding to the determined time point from among a plurality of databases storing information about a conversation history of a user using the conversational service;
• interpreting the text based on information about the conversation history of the user, the conversation history information being acquired from the selected database;
• generating a response message to the utterance input based on a result of the interpreting;
• and
• outputting the generated response message.