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US 9,852,278 B2Granted
Method and apparatus for controlling lock/unlock state of terminal through voice recognition
AssigneeSamsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
InventorsYumi Ahn, Seonhwa Kim, Heewoon Kim, Hayoung Jeon
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Abstract
A method for controlling a terminal through a voice input is provided. The method includes receiving a voice input when the terminal is in a state in which the terminal is locked and performing an operation corresponding to the voice input if the voice input corresponds to a preset command.
Claims19
An electronic device comprising:
- a display;
- a sound input unit configured to receive one or more sound inputs;
- and
- at least one processor coupled to the sound input unit and the display, wherein the at least one processor is configured to:
- obtain a sound input by using the sound input unit while the electronic device is in a locked state,
- determine that the sound input corresponds to a specified command, and
- perform a specified function corresponding to the specified command while the electronic device is in the locked state based at least in part on the determining that the sound input corresponds to the specified command,
- wherein the locked state is maintained after performing the specified function.
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An electronic device comprising:
- a display;
- a sound input unit;
- and
- at least one processor coupled to the sound input unit and the display, wherein the at least one processor is configured to:
- obtain a sound input by using the sound input unit while the display is deactivated,
- determine that the sound input corresponds to a specified command, and
- activate the display and provide, on the activated display, information related to an application corresponding to the specified command based on the determining that the sound input corresponds to the specified command.
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A method comprising:
- obtaining, at an electronic device including a sound input device and at least one processor coupled to the sound input device, a sound input by using the sound input device while the electronic device is in a locked state;
- determining, using the at least one processor, that the sound input corresponds to a specified command;
- and
- activating a display of the electronic device and providing, on the activated display, information related to an application corresponding to the specified command based on the determining that the sound input corresponds to the specified command.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.