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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 27, 2026
Filed:
Oct. 31, 2023
Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute, Daejeon, KR;
Min Kyu Lee, Daejeon, KR;
Seung Hi Kim, Daejeon, KR;
Sanghun Kim, Daejeon, KR;
Jeonguk Bang, Daejeon, KR;
Seung Yun, Daejeon, KR;
ELECTRONICS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH INSTITUTE, Daejeon, KR;
Abstract
A voice recognition device having a barge-in function and a method thereof are proposed. In an exemplary embodiment, there are disclosed an intelligent robot and a method for operating the intelligent robot, including an input unit for receiving a user's voice data, one or more processors, and an output unit for outputting a response generated on a basis of the user's voice data, wherein the processors generate the response corresponding to the users' voice data while maintaining a listening mode for identifying a dialogue partner by using the user's face image data and the user's voice data, and perform a speaking mode for control so as to perform an operation corresponding to the response.