Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

Won-Sik Song

Yo-Han Lee

Young-Su Lee

Jung-Kyun Ryu

Jun Ho Park

Seungyong Lee

Jong Chan Won

Bo-Kun Choi

Chang-Ryong Heo

Seung-Yong Lee

Jun-Ho Park

Jong-Chan Won

Various embodiments of the present invention pertain to an electronic device and an operation method therefor. The electronic device comprises: a housing that includes a circular upper end surface comprising a plurality of openings having a selected pattern, a flat circular lower end surface and a side surface surrounding a space between the upper end surface and the lower end surface; an audio output interface that is formed on the side surface; a power input interface that is formed on the side surface; a microphone that is located inside the housing, and that faces the openings; a wireless communication circuit; a processor that is operatively connected to the audio output interface, the power input interface, the microphone and the communication circuit; and a memory that is operatively connected to the processor, wherein the memory, when the electronic device is executed, can store instructions for the processor to receive a wake-up command through the microphone, to recognize the wake-up command, to transmit to a server information regarding reception of the wake-up command using the communication circuit, to receive a response from the server using the communication circuit, to generate a first audio signal based on the response, and to output the first audio signal using the audio output interface when the microphone is available, wherein the audio signal can be a non-language sound. Various embodiments are also possible.

Electronic device and operation method therefor

Various embodiments of the present invention relate to: an electronic device for providing a voice-based service to a user by additionally using an input/output function of an external device connected through near-field communication; a server device; and an operation method thereof. The electronic device according to various embodiments of the present invention includes: a housing; a display exposed through a portion of the housing; a speaker; a microphone; a wireless charging circuit; a wireless communication circuit; a battery; a processor operatively connected to the display, the speaker, the microphone, the charging circuit, the communication circuit, and the battery; and a memory operatively connected to the processor, wherein the memory can store instructions which upon being executed cause the processor to: receive information about an external wireless charging device from the external wireless charging device through the charging circuit; control the charging circuit to charge the battery with power received from the external wireless charging device; transmit at least a portion of the received information to an external server through the communication circuit; receive a response from the external server through the communication circuit, the response being related to a voice-based service using the microphone, the speaker, and/or the display; and at least partially activate, deactivate, or change the voice-based service on the basis of at least a portion of the response while charging the battery.

Electronic device for providing voice-based service using external device, external device and operation method thereof

An electronic device with a heat radiation structure using an audio device is provided. The electronic device includes a first housing, a speaker module disposed on a surface of the first housing and configured to output sounds in a first direction, a sound reflection plate mounted above the surface of the first housing and having a first surface facing the speaker module, and a heat emission device disposed on a second surface of the sound reflection plate. The sound reflection plate may absorb heat generated from the heat emission device, and discharge the absorbed heat to the outside of the electronic device through a space between the surface of the first housing and the first surface of the sound reflection plate.

Electronic device with heat radiation structure using audio device

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Seoul, South Korea

Won-Sik Song