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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 12, 2019
Filed:
Apr. 19, 2017
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, KR;
Jang-ho Jin, Hwaseong-si, KR;
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., Suwon-si, KR;
Abstract
An electronic apparatus and a controlling method thereof are provided. The electronic apparatus includes a communicator configured to communicate with an external apparatus including a microphone, a storage configured to store a voice recognition application and a middleware which relays the voice recognition application, and a processor configured to, in response to receiving an initiation signal from the external apparatus through the communicator, control the communicator to generate a microphone activation signal for activating the microphone using the middleware, transmit the generated microphone activation signal to the external apparatus, generate a voice recognition application signal for loading the voice recognition application, and initiate an operation of the voice recognition application.