Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

Jaesick Shin

Seongil Hahm

Sangwon Ahn

Jeongin Kim

Seongho Byeon

Junsik Jeong

Sungho Lee

Hyunjin Yi

A method of providing a voice assistant service includes receiving a first voice command from a user. The method includes determining, from among a plurality of candidate devices, a plurality of devices that the first voice command is to be transmitted. The method includes transmitting information related to the first voice command to the plurality of devices. The method includes receiving, from the plurality of devices, a plurality of service provision messages generated in response to the first voice command and a plurality of pieces of service provision history information of the plurality of devices. The method includes selecting, based on the pieces of service provision history information, at least one of the plurality of service provision messages. The method includes outputting, based on the selected at least one service provision message, a response message in response to the first voice command.

Method and apparatus for providing voice assistant service

An apparatus and a method for treating garments are provided. A method, performed by a garment treatment apparatus, of controlling an operation of the garment treatment apparatus includes: establishing wireless communication with a monitoring device placed inside a drum of the garment treatment apparatus; rotating the drum; receiving movement information associated with movement of the monitoring device from the monitoring device during the rotation of the drum; and controlling the rotation of the drum based on the received movement information.

Apparatus and method for treating garments

Disclosed is an electronic device and a method for controlling the electronic device. The electronic device includes: a microphone, a communication interface, a memory for storing at least one instruction, and a processor configured to execute the at least one instruction to: determine whether a user is present around the electronic device based on voice data of the user obtained via the microphone, determine a device group including the electronic device and at least one other electronic device present around the electronic device, identify at least one device from the device group as a hub device to perform a voice recognition, and based on identifying the electronic device as the hub device, obtain, through the communication interface, a voice data of the user from one or more of the at least one other electronic device, and perform the voice recognition.

Electronic device and method for controlling electronic device

Disclosed are an electronic apparatus and a controlling method thereof. The method for controlling an electronic apparatus includes monitoring a state of communication connection with an access point (AP) device, outputting a search message to request information on at least one peripheral device within a specified range of the electronic apparatus as a first non-audible frequency signal based on an event to suspend communication connection with the AP device occurring, determining a device, among the electronic apparatus and the at least one peripheral device, to perform an operation of the AP device based on performance information of the at least one peripheral device included in a received response message and performance information of the electronic apparatus based on receiving the response message from the at least one peripheral device in response to the search message, and outputting information for communication connection with the electronic apparatus as a second non-audible frequency signal based on the electronic apparatus being determined as a device to perform an operation of the AP device. Accordingly, if a communication connection with an AP device connected to an electronic apparatus and a peripheral device is suspended, the electronic apparatus may rapidly form a network for communication connection with a peripheral device independently.

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Suwon-si, South Korea

Jaesick Shin