Title:
ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND OPERATION METHOD THEREFOR
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2019/078588
Kind Code:
A1
Abstract:
Various embodiments of the present invention pertain to an electronic device and an operation method therefor. The electronic device comprises: a housing that includes a circular upper end surface comprising a plurality of openings having a selected pattern, a flat circular lower end surface and a side surface surrounding a space between the upper end surface and the lower end surface; an audio output interface that is formed on the side surface; a power input interface that is formed on the side surface; a microphone that is located inside the housing, and that faces the openings; a wireless communication circuit; a processor that is operatively connected to the audio output interface, the power input interface, the microphone and the communication circuit; and a memory that is operatively connected to the processor, wherein the memory, when the electronic device is executed, can store instructions for the processor to receive a wake-up command through the microphone, to recognise the wake-up command, to transmit to a server information regarding reception of the wake-up command using the communication circuit, to receive a response from the server using the communication circuit, to generate a first audio signal based on the response, and to output the first audio signal using the audio output interface when the microphone is available, wherein the audio signal can be a non-language sound. Various embodiments are also possible.
Inventors:
LEE YO-HAN (KR)
RYU JUNG-KYUN (KR)
PARK JUN HO (KR)
SONG WON-SIK (KR)
WON JONG CHAN (KR)
LEE SEUNGYONG (KR)
LEE YOUNG-SU (KR)
RYU JUNG-KYUN (KR)
PARK JUN HO (KR)
SONG WON-SIK (KR)
WON JONG CHAN (KR)
LEE SEUNGYONG (KR)
LEE YOUNG-SU (KR)
Application Number:
PCT/KR2018/012202
Publication Date:
April 25, 2019
Filing Date:
October 16, 2018
Export Citation:
Assignee:
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO LTD (KR)
International Classes:
G06F3/16; G06F1/32; G10L15/22; G10L15/28
Foreign References:
| US9558758B1 | 2017-01-31 | |||
| US20160253997A1 | 2016-09-01 | |||
| KR20160100765A | 2016-08-24 | |||
| KR101116487B1 | 2012-03-07 | |||
| US20150245154A1 | 2015-08-27 |
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
KWON, Hyuk-Rok et al. (KR)
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