Electronic device including mode for using an artificial intelligence assistant function of another electronic device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11874904-B2
Application number	US-201816629399-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Sep 17, 2018
Priority date	Sep 15, 2017
Publication date	Jan 16, 2024
Grant date	Jan 16, 2024

Abstract

An electronic device and a control method therefor are disclosed. The disclosed electronic device includes an input part, a communication part, a processor, and a memory, wherein the memory may include instructions for controlling the communication part such that the processor requests identification information including a call word for using an artificial intelligence assistant function to another electronic device when an event for requesting configuration of a first mode in which the artificial intelligence assistant function of the other electronic device can be used occurs, for controlling the communication part to receive the identification information from the other electronic device through the communication part in response to the request, and transmit a user command to the other electronic device based on the identification information if the user command is received during operation of the first mode of the artificial intelligence assistant.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A first electronic device comprising:
an input device;
a communication module including circuitry and operable for communication using first and second communication methods;
a processor; and
a memory,
wherein the memory includes instructions which, when executed, cause the processor to:
control the communication module to request, from a second electronic device, using the second communication method, identification information including a second call word for using an artificial intelligence (AI) assistant function of the second electronic device, based on occurrence of an event for requesting configuration of a first mode of the first electronic device in which the AI assistant function of the second electronic device is usable using user commands which are input to the first electronic device using the input device and which include the second call word, wherein the second call word is different from a first call word for an AI assistant function of the first electronic device;
receive, through the communication module using the second communication method, the identification information from the second electronic device, in response to the request,
receive, via the input device, a first command from a user during operation of the first mode;
determine whether the first command includes the second call word for using the AI assistant function of the second electronic device; and
based on the first command being determined to include the second call word:
identify a first operation to be performed by the first electronic device and a second operation to be performed by the AI assistant function of the second electronic device;
generate a second command including the identification information for the second operation to be performed by the AI assistant function of the second electronic device;
transmit, through the communication module, using the first communication method, the second command to the second electronic device;
receive, from the second electronic device, using the first communication method, a result of performing the second operation; and
perform the first operation based on the result received from the second electronic device.

2. The first electronic device of claim 1 ,
wherein the instructions cause the processor to, based on occurrence of the event, change the first communication method of the communication module to the second communication method, and request the identification information from the second electronic device using the second communication method.

3. The first electronic device of claim 2 ,
wherein the instructions cause the processor to, based on the identification information being received using the second communication method, change the second communication method back to the first communication method.

4. The first electronic device of claim 1 ,
wherein the identification information includes at least one of a name of the artificial intelligence assistant function, account information of the artificial intelligence assistant function, a name of the manufacturer manufacturing the artificial intelligence assistant function, URL information of the artificial intelligence assistant function, or a name of the platform providing the artificial intelligence assistant function.

5. The first electronic device of claim 1 ,
wherein the instructions cause the processor to, based on a command for requesting termination of the first mode being input to the first electronic device using the input device, delete the identification information and data received during operation of the first mode.

6. A first electronic device comprising:
a display;
a communication module including circuitry and operable for communication using first and second communication methods;
a processor; and
a memory,
wherein the memory is configured to store instructions which, when executed, cause the processor to:
control the display to display a user interface for requesting user identification based on receiving, through the communication module, using the second communication method, a signal for requesting transmission of identification information including a first call word for using an artificial intelligence (AI) assistant function of the first electronic device,
control the communication module to transmit the identification information to a second electronic device, using the second communication method, based on user identification input through the user interface, wherein the first call word is different from a second call word for an AI assistant function of the second electronic device;
receiving, from the second electronic device, using the first communication method, a user command including the first call word;
performing, by the AI assistant function, an operation based on the user command; and
transmitting, to the first electronic device, using the first communication method, a result of performing the operation.

7. A control method for a first electronic device, the method comprising:
detecting occurrence of an event for requesting configuration of a first mode in which an artificial intelligence (AI) assistant function of a second electronic device is usable using user commands which are input to the first electronic device and which include a second call word for using the AI assistant function;
based on detecting occurrence of the event, requesting, from the second electronic device, using a second communication method, identification information including the second call word, wherein the second call word is different from a first call word for an AI assistant function of the first electronic device;
receiving, using the second communication method, the identification information from the second electronic device in response to the request;
receiving a first command from a user during operation of the first mode;
determining whether the first command includes the second call word for using the AI assistant function of the second electronic device; and
based on the first command being determined to include the second call word:
identifying a first operation to be performed by the first electronic device and a second operation to be performed by the AI assistant function of the second electronic device;
generating a second command including the identification information for the second operation to be performed by the AI assistant function of the second electronic device;
transmitting, using the first communication method, the second command to the second electronic device;
receiving, from the second electronic device, using the first communication method, a result of performing the second operation; and
performing the first operation based on the result received from the second electronic device.

8. The control method for the first electronic device of claim 7 , further comprising:
based on detecting occurrence of the event, changing the first communication method of the first electronic device to the second communication method, and requesting the identification information from the second electronic device using the second communication method.

9. The control method for the first electronic device of claim 8 , further comprising:
based on the identification information being received using the second communication method, change the second communication method back to the first communication method.

10. The control method for the first electronic device of claim 7 ,
wherein the identification information includes at least one of a name of the artificial intelligence assistant function, account information of the artificial intelligence assistant function, a name of the manufacturer manufacturing the artif

Assignees

• Samsung Electronics Co Ltd

Inventors

• Yoon Chang-Bae
• Kim Jeong-In
• Oh Se-Won
• Cho Hyo-Young
• Kim Kyung-Rae
• Kim Hee-Jung
• Yang Hyun-Jin
• Cha Ji-Won

Classifications

• G06F21/31 Primary

  User authentication · CPC title

• G06F3/167 Primary

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

• G06N3/004

  Artificial life, i.e. computing arrangements simulating life · CPC title

• G06N20/00

  Machine learning · CPC title

• G10L15/22

  Procedures used during a speech recognition process, e.g. man-machine dialogue · CPC title