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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 21, 2026
Filed:
Jan. 26, 2024
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, KR;
Hyeeun Park, Suwon-si, KR;
Sehyun Kim, Suwon-si, KR;
Jongin Lee, Suwon-si, KR;
Kilsoo Choi, Suwon-si, KR;
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., Suwon-si, KR;
Abstract
An electronic apparatus includes a communication interface configured to communicate with an external device; a speaker; a memory storing at least one instruction; and at least one processor operatively connected to the communication interface, the speaker, and the memory, wherein the at least one processor is configured to execute the at least one instruction to: based on a voice signal being received from an external device through the communication interface, identify whether the external device is a privacy device; based on identifying that the external device is a privacy device, output a response signal regarding the voice signal to the external device through the communication interface; and based on identifying that the external device is not a privacy device, output a response signal regarding the voice signal through the speaker.