Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

Sejin Kwak

Jiyoung Kang

Youngjin Kim

Minjeong Kang

Yosub Park

Jaehun Lee

Soonhyuk Hong

Hyeontaek Lim

Yunsu Lee

Yongseok Lee

Hyeonmok Ko

Hui Chul Yang

Jungho Park

Gyu-tae Park

Saegee Oh

Mijung Park

Chihoon Lee

Seungsoo Kang

Hyungtak Choi

Seonghan Ryu

Munjo Kim

Hyunki Hong

Taeho Hwang

Haehun Yang

Mirae Jeong

Jewoong Ryu

Ikhee Shin

Euihyun Song

Lohith Ravuru

Geunho Lee

A method performed by a computing device of controlling a plurality of electronic devices according to context of a user is provided. The method includes the computing device determining the context of the user, based on the determined context, selecting at least one modality to be considered when controlling the plurality of electronic devices, obtaining, for each selected modality, a score map indicating an area affected by input and output of the plurality of electronic devices, calculating a score for each selected modality by using the obtained score map, and controlling operations of the plurality of electronic devices based on the calculated score such that the score includes a value indicating a degree of optimization of user experience in the determined context.

Method of controlling plurality of electronic devices based on context of user, and computing device for performing the same

A method, performed by a cleaning robot, of performing a task, is provided. The method includes capturing an image of an object in a vicinity of the cleaning robot, determining a task to be performed by the cleaning robot, by applying the captured image to at least one trained artificial intelligence (AI) model, controlling a guard portion to descend from in front of an opened portion to a floor surface of the cleaning robot, according to the determined task, and driving towards the object so the object is moved by the descended guard portion.

Cleaning robot and method of performing task thereof

An electronic apparatus and a method of controlling thereof are provided. The method of controlling the electronic apparatus includes obtaining a light detection and ranging (LiDAR) map for estimating a location of the electronic apparatus, based on an event for obtaining the location of the electronic apparatus occurring, obtaining geomagnetic information around the electronic apparatus using a geomagnetic sensor, identifying a direction of the electronic apparatus based on the obtained geomagnetic information, and obtaining the location of the electronic apparatus on the LiDAR map based on the identified direction and the LiDAR sensor.

Electronic apparatus and control method thereof

An electronic device is disclosed. The electronic device comprises: a memory including at least one command; and a processor connected to the memory to control the electronic device, wherein by executing the at least one command, the processor obtains an image according to a user's interaction with the electronic device, obtains information about the user's intention according to information about an object obtained from the image and context information obtained during the interaction, and obtains information concerning the obtained object from a knowledge base stored in the memory, according to the information about the user's intention, wherein the knowledge base includes device information about a plurality of electronic devices used during the user's activity, object information about a plurality of objects obtained according to the activity, and intention information corresponding to correlative information, and the processor obtains, from the knowledge base, information concerning the obtained object according to the intention information corresponding to the obtained object.

Electronic device and control method therefor

An electronic apparatus and a method of controlling the same are provided. The electronic apparatus includes a camera configured to capture an image, a communication interface, a memory configured to store at least one instruction, and a processor configured to obtain characteristics information of a user based on the image; based on the characteristics information of the user being obtained, identify whether first information corresponding to the characteristics information is stored in the memory; based on the corresponding first information not being stored in the memory, generate identification information corresponding to the characteristics information of the user, perform mapping of the characteristics information and the identification information of the user and store in the memory; and transmit the characteristics information and the identification information of the user to a second electronic apparatus.

An electronic apparatus and a controlling method thereof are provided. The electronic apparatus includes a microphone, a camera, a memory configured to store at least one command, and at least one processor configured to, based on a first user voice being input from a user, provide a response to the first user voice, based on an audio signal including a voice being input while the response to the first user voice is provided, analyze an image captured by the camera and determine whether there is a second user voice uttered by the user in the audio signal, and based on determining that there is the second user voice uttered by the user in the audio signal, stop providing the response to the first user voice and obtain and provide a response to the second user voice.

Electronic apparatus and controlling method thereof

An electronic device and a method for controlling thereof are provided. The electronic device includes a display, a memory storing at least one instruction, and a processor, wherein the processor is configured to, by executing the at least one instruction, extract a plurality of texts displayed on a chat window of a message application and collect the texts, input the plurality of collected texts into a trained first neural network model and align the plurality of texts in order, input the plurality of texts aligned in order into a trained second neural network model and identify whether additional information for acquiring event information from the plurality of texts is necessary, and acquire event information from the plurality of texts based on the identification result.

Acquiring event information from a plurality of texts

Disclosed is an object recognition method including: obtaining a first RGB image by using a camera; predicting at least one first region, in which an object is unrecognizable, in the first RGB image based on brightness information of the first RGB image; determining at least one second region, in which an object exists, from among the at least one first region, based on object information obtained through a dynamic vision sensor; obtaining an enhanced second RGB image by controlling photographic configuration information of the camera in relation to the at least one second region; and recognizing the object in the second RGB image.

Object recognition method of autonomous driving device, and autonomous driving device

An electronic apparatus includes a plurality of trays on which a plurality of service items are provided; a plurality of sensors respectively disposed above the plurality of trays; a memory configured to store map information of a specific space; and a processor configured to: identify a respective service item provided on each of the plurality of trays, based on sensing data received from the plurality of sensors, based on a result of the identifying and the map information stored in the memory, identify a travel path to sequentially deliver each of the plurality of service items that are identified to a plurality of locations corresponding to the specific space, and control travel of the electronic apparatus, based on the travel path.

An electronic apparatus and a control method thereof are provided. The electronic apparatus includes a microphone, a camera, a memory storing an instruction, and a processor configured to control the electronic apparatus coupled with the microphone, the camera and the memory, and the processor is configured to, by executing the instruction, obtain a user image by photographing a user through the camera, obtain the user information based on the user image, and based on a user speech being input from the user through the microphone, recognize the user speech by using a speech recognition model corresponding to the user information among a plurality of speech recognition models.

Electronic apparatus and method for controlling electronic apparatus

An electronic device and a method for controlling the electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a microphone, a memory configured to include at least one instruction, and a processor configured to execute the at least one instruction. The processor is configured to control the electronic device to perform voice recognition for an inquiry based on receiving input of a user inquiry through the microphone, and acquire a text for the inquiry, generate a plurality of inquiries for acquiring response data for the inquiry from a plurality of databases using a relation graph indicating a relation between the acquired text and data stored in the plurality of databases, acquire response data corresponding to each of the plurality of inquiries from each of the plurality of databases, and generate a response for the inquiry based on the response data acquired from each of the plurality of databases and output the response.

Electronic device and method for controlling the electronic device

A method for providing a graphical user interface on a display of a device includes: displaying a photograph an image on the display of the device, receiving a touch input made on the display, superimposedly displaying a plurality of control guides at a location corresponding to the touch input over the displayed photograph image in response to receiving the touch input, receiving a drag input corresponding to one of the plurality of control guides displayed on the display, removing adjusting a display characteristic of at least one of the plurality of control guides in response to receiving the drag input, and displaying the adjusted plurality of control guides on the display.

Method and apparatus for adjusting an image and control guides displayed on a display

A method and apparatus for adjusting sizes of objects displayed on a screen are provided. The a method includes recognizing one or more objects appearing on the screen, displaying guides indicating regions of the recognized objects on the screen, receiving a selection command for one of the recognized objects, and adjusting, upon reception of a size adjustment command, a size of the region of the selected object with respect to a first axis of the guide associated with the selected object or a second axis thereof perpendicular to the first axis, and displaying the size-adjusted region.

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Sejin Kwak