# US 2021/0241764 A1 · Electronic apparatus and method of controlling the same > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2021/0241764 A1 - Document ID: US20210241764A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 17/142,688 - Filed: 2021-01-06 - Published: 2021-08-05 - Earliest claimed: 2020-01-30 - Assignees: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. - Applicants: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. - Inventors: Ki Hoon SHIN - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20210241764A1 ## CPC - G06F 3/167: {Audio in a user interface, e.g. using voice commands for navigating, audio feedback} - G10L 15/22: Procedures used during a speech recognition process, e.g. man-machine dialogue - G10L 15/26: Speech to text systems (G10L15/08 takes precedence) - G10L 15/30: Distributed recognition, e.g. in client-server systems, for mobile phones or network applications - G10L 2015/223: {Execution procedure of a spoken command} - G06F: ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING (computer systems based on specific computational models G06N) - G10L: SPEECH ANALYSIS TECHNIQUES OR SPEECH SYNTHESIS; SPEECH RECOGNITION; SPEECH OR VOICE PROCESSING TECHNIQUES; SPEECH OR AUDIO CODING OR DECODING ## Abstract Disclosed are an electronic apparatus and a method of controlling the same, the electronic apparatus including: interface circuitry; and a processor configured to control the electronic apparatus to: transmit information of a received voice command and information of an apparatus corresponding to the voice command to a sever through the interface circuitry, receive a response message to the voice command, the response message including a type corresponding to the apparatus among a plurality of types, from the server through the interface circuitry, and output the received response message through the electronic apparatus. ## Claims ### Claim 1 An electronic apparatus comprising: interface circuitry; and a processor configured to control the electronic apparatus to: transmit information of a received voice command and information of an apparatus corresponding to the voice command to a sever through the interface circuitry, receive a response message to the voice command, the response message including a type corresponding to the apparatus among a plurality of types, from the server through the interface circuitry, and output the received response message to be output through the electronic apparatus. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The electronic apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the processor is configured to designate the electronic apparatus among the electronic apparatus and at least one external apparatus connectable through the interface circuitry as a representative apparatus. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The electronic apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the processor is configured to designate the representative apparatus based on an input. ### Claim 4 (depends on 2) The electronic apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the processor is configured to designate the representative apparatus based on an input to a graphic user interface (GUI) displayed on a display. ### Claim 5 (depends on 2) The electronic apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the processor is configured to designate the representative apparatus in each of at least one area. ### Claim 6 (depends on 2) The electronic apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the processor is configured to control the electronic apparatus to activate a microphone of the representative apparatus and inactivate a microphone of apparatuses other than the representative apparatus. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The electronic apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the processor is configured to control the electronic apparatus to receive the voice command through the activated microphone. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The electronic apparatus according to claim 1, wherein a type of the response message corresponds a message output type of the apparatus corresponding to the voice command. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The electronic apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the processor is configured to further control the electronic apparatus to: receive a control instruction corresponding to the voice command from the server, and transmit the received control instruction to a target apparatus of the voice command through the interface circuitry. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) The electronic apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the control instruction comprises a control instruction for an apparatus matching a category classified by a user's intention based on a recognition result from speech-to-text (STT) conversion of the received voice command. ### Claim 11 (depends on 10) The electronic apparatus according to claim 10, wherein the processor is configured to control the electronic apparatus to: obtain a text based on the STT conversion of the received voice signal and transmit the obtained text to the server. ### Claim 12 (depends on 1) The electronic apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the processor is configured to control the electronic apparatus to: receive information, that the electronic apparatus among the electronic apparatus and at least one external apparatus is designated as a representative apparatus, from an external apparatus through the interface circuitry. ### Claim 13 A method of controlling an electronic apparatus, comprising: transmitting information of a received voice command and information of an apparatus corresponding to the voice command to a sever through interface circuitry; receiving a response message to the voice command, the response message including a type corresponding to the apparatus among a plurality of types, from the server through the interface circuitry, and outputting the received response message to through the electronic apparatus. ### Claim 14 (depends on 13) The method according to claim 13, further comprising designating the electronic apparatus among the electronic apparatus and at least one external apparatus connectable through the interface circuitry as a representative apparatus. ### Claim 15 (depends on 14) The method according to claim 14, wherein the designating the electronic apparatus as the representative apparatus is based on an input or an input to a graphic user interface (GUI) displayed on a display. ### Claim 16 (depends on 14) The method according to claim 14, wherein the designating the electronic apparatus as the representative apparatus comprises designating the representative apparatus in each of at least one area. ### Claim 17 (depends on 14) The method according to claim 14, further comprising activating a microphone of the representative apparatus and inactivating a microphone of apparatuses other than the representative apparatus, wherein the voice command is received through the activated microphone. ### Claim 18 (depends on 13) The method according to claim 13, wherein a type of the response message corresponds a message output type of the apparatus corresponding to the voice command. ### Claim 19 (depends on 13) The method according to claim 13, further comprising receiving a control instruction corresponding to the voice command from the server; and transmitting the received control instruction to a target apparatus of the voice command through the interface circuitry. ### Claim 20 (depends on 19) The method according to claim 19, wherein the control instruction comprises a control instruction for an apparatus matching a category classified by a user's intention based on a recognition result from speech-to-text (STT) conversion of the received voice command.