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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Sep. 29, 2015

Filed:

Apr. 08, 2014
Applicant:

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

Inventors:

Sang-jin Han, Gunpo-si, KR;

Yong-hwan Kwon, Seongnam-si, KR;

Jung-geun Kim, Suwon-si, KR;

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G10L 15/22 (2006.01); H04N 21/422 (2011.01); G06F 3/16 (2006.01); H04N 21/47 (2011.01); G10L 21/06 (2013.01); G10L 15/30 (2013.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 21/42204 (2013.01); G06F 3/167 (2013.01); G10L 15/22 (2013.01); G10L 21/06 (2013.01); H04N 21/42203 (2013.01); H04N 21/47 (2013.01); G10L 15/30 (2013.01); G10L 2015/225 (2013.01); G10L 2015/228 (2013.01);
Abstract

An electronic apparatus and a method of controlling the electronic apparatus are provided. The method includes: receiving a voice command; and if the voice command is a first voice start command, changing a mode of the electronic apparatus to a first voice task mode in which the electronic apparatus is controlled according to further voice input, and if the voice command is a second voice start command, changing the mode of the electronic apparatus to a second voice task mode in which the electronic apparatus is controlled according to the further voice input received via an external apparatus which operates with the electronic apparatus. Therefore, providing efficiency and flexibility in controlling the electronic apparatus by using a microphone of the electronic apparatus or a microphone of the external apparatus.


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