Electronic device and control method therefor

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11869512-B2
Application number	US-202117492267-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Oct 1, 2021
Priority date	Apr 2, 2019
Publication date	Jan 9, 2024
Grant date	Jan 9, 2024

Abstract

An electronic device and a control method thereof are provided. The electronic apparatus includes a voice input unit, a display, a memory storing at least one instruction, and a processor configured to execute the at least one instruction. The processor is configured to: based on a voice of a user being input through the voice input unit, recognize the user who has uttered the voice by comparing the voice with a plurality of pre-registered voices; and control the display to display an indicator corresponding to the recognized user.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An electronic apparatus comprising:
a voice input unit;
a display;
a memory storing at least one instruction; and
a processor configured to execute the at least one instruction to:
based on a voice of a user being input through the voice input unit, recognize the user who has uttered the voice by comparing the voice with a plurality of pre-registered voices; and
control the display to display an indicator corresponding to the recognized user, the indicator indicating that a current mode of the electronic apparatus is a voice recognition mode,

wherein a plurality of characteristics of the indicator each correspond to at least one of pitch, loudness, and quality of the voice of the user, the plurality of characteristics of the indicator comprising at least two of color, size, shape, position, transparency, and movement.

2. The electronic apparatus of claim 1 ,
wherein the processor is further configured to, based on an event for registering the indicator being occurred, control the display to display a user interface (UI) requesting the user to utter,
based on the voice including a command for registering the indicator of the user while the UI requesting an utterance from the user is displayed, analyze the voice for registering the indicator of the user to acquire the indicator corresponding to the voice, and
register information on the user and the indicator and store the information and the indicator in at least one of an external server or the memory.

3. The electronic apparatus of claim 2 ,
wherein the UI comprises a message requesting the utterance from the user and a text for switching to the voice recognition mode.

4. The electronic apparatus of claim 1 ,
wherein the pitch and the loudness of the voice are used to determine at least one of the size, the shape, the position, and the movement of the indicator, and
wherein the quality of the voice is used to determine at least one of the color and the transparency of the indicator.

5. The electronic apparatus of claim 1 ,
wherein the processor is further configured to, based on the voice including a command for switching to the voice recognition mode being input, recognize the user who has uttered the voice, and
based on the user who has uttered the voice being recognized, switch to the voice recognition mode.

6. The electronic apparatus of claim 1 ,
wherein the processor is further configured to, based on the voice being input through the voice input unit during the voice recognition mode, change the indicator to correspond to an analysis result of the voice.

7. The electronic apparatus of claim 6 ,
wherein the processor is further configured to change at least one of color, size, shape, position, transparency, and movement of a pre-registered indicator by analyzing the pitch, loudness and quality of the voice input through the voice input unit during the voice recognition mode.

8. The electronic apparatus of claim 7 ,
wherein the processor is further configured to control the display to display a message requesting a command from the user at a same time as the indicator is registered.

9. A method for controlling an electronic apparatus, the method comprising:
based on a voice of a user being input, recognizing the user who has uttered the voice by comparing the voice with a plurality of pre-registered voices; and
displaying an indicator corresponding to the recognized user, the indicator indicating that a current mode of the electronic apparatus is a voice recognition mode,
wherein a plurality of characteristics of the indicator each respectively correspond to at least one of pitch, loudness, and quality of the voice of the user, the plurality of characteristics of the indicator comprising at least two of color, size, shape, position, transparency, and movement.

10. The method of claim 9 ,
wherein the registering the indicator comprises, based on an event for registering the indicator being occurred, displaying a user interface (UI) requesting the user to utter;
based on the voice including a command for registering the indicator of the user while the UI requesting an utterance from the user is displayed, analyzing the voice for registering the indicator of the user to acquire the indicator corresponding to the voice; and
registering information on the user and the indicator and store the information and the indicator in at least one of an external server or the memory.

11. The method of claim 10 ,
wherein the UI comprises a message requesting the utterance from the user and a text for switching to the voice recognition mode.

12. The method of claim 9 ,
wherein the pitch and the loudness of the voice are used to determine at least one of the size, the shape, the position, and the movement of the indicator, and
wherein the quality of the voice is used to determine at least one of the color and the transparency of the indicator.

Assignees

• Samsung Electronics Co Ltd

Inventors

• Park Junyong
• Ma Jiyeon
• Shin Donghun
• Lee Youngah
• Kim Daewung
• Son Sungdo
• Shim Dahye
• Yook Hyungmin

Classifications

• G10L17/06 Primary

  Decision making techniques; Pattern matching strategies · CPC title

• G06F3/0481

  based on specific properties of the displayed interaction object or a metaphor-based environment, e.g. interaction with desktop elements like windows or icons, or assisted by a cursor's changing behaviour or appearance · CPC title

• G10L17/22

  Interactive procedures; Man-machine interfaces · CPC title

• G06F21/32 Primary

  using biometric data, e.g. fingerprints, iris scans or voiceprints · CPC title

• G06F3/167 Primary

  Audio in a user interface, e.g. using voice commands for navigating, audio feedback · CPC title