System and method for providing portable natural language processing interface across multiple appliances

Abstract

A method and system of providing a portable voice-based control user interface for multiple types of appliances are disclosed. The method includes activating a built-in voice communication interface of a voice control apparatus; selecting a first target appliance to receive voice-based commands; receiving a first voice input; in accordance with a determination that the first target appliance is a first appliance of a first appliance type, processing the first voice input using a first NLP model corresponding to the first appliance type to obtain a first machine command, and sending the first machine command to the first appliance; and in accordance with a determination that the first target appliance is a second appliance of a second appliance type, processing the first voice input using a second NLP model corresponding to the second appliance type to obtain a second machine command, and sending the second machine command to the second appliance.