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Date of Patent:
Nov. 07, 2023

Filed:

Apr. 29, 2021
Applicant:

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, KR;

Inventors:

Keuncheol Lee, Suwon-si, KR;

Jaehong Kim, Suwon-si, KR;

Heungryong Oh, Suwon-si, KR;

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G10L 15/22 (2006.01); H04R 1/40 (2006.01); G10L 25/51 (2013.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G10L 15/22 (2013.01); G10L 25/51 (2013.01); H04R 1/406 (2013.01); G10L 2015/223 (2013.01);
Abstract

An electronic device includes a communication module, a plurality of microphones, and a processor. The processor is configured to identify a position of a sound source based on a voice received through the plurality of microphones, identify whether the position of the sound source is included in a first zone between the electronic device and an access point that transmits and receives a communication signal with the electronic device, identify whether the voice has been uttered by a user based on a comparison between the communication signal and a preset communication signal, when the position of the sound source is included in the first zone, and determine whether to execute a command included in the voice based on the identification of whether the voice has been uttered by the user.


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