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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 27, 2026
Filed:
Dec. 16, 2022
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, KR;
Jinwook Kim, Suwon-si, KR;
Jaeyung Yeo, Suwon-si, KR;
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., Suwon-si, KR;
Abstract
An example electronic device includes communication circuitry, a processor, and a memory that stores instructions. The electronic device may be configured to obtain utterance data and location information of a user, identify a type and control function of a target device based on the utterance data, identify a plurality of candidate electronic devices corresponding to the location information and the type, identify a common function between the plurality of candidate electronic devices based on identification of the plurality of candidate electronic devices, provide a notification by differently controlling the common function for each of the plurality of candidate electronic devices, obtain, from the user, response utterance data including a response to the notification, determine the target device that is to perform the control function among the plurality of candidate electronic devices based on the response utterance data, and control the target device to perform the control function.