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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 13, 2021
Filed:
Jan. 08, 2019
Lg Electronics Inc., Seoul, KR;
LG ELECTRONICS INC., Seoul, KR;
Abstract
A home appliance including an audio input unit including at least one microphone and into which a voice command formed of natural language is inputted; a communication unit which transmits the voice command to a voice recognition system as voice data, and receives a response signal from the voice recognition system; a controller which sets an operation corresponding to the response signal, outputs an operation state, and outputs a guidance announcement, according to a result of voice recognition of the voice recognition system; and an audio output unit which outputs the guidance announcement corresponding to the operation, wherein the controller determines whether it is possible to set the operation or to support a function for the operation in response to the response signal and an operation state of the home appliance, and performs the operation.