US 11,721,341 B2
Electronic device and controlling method thereof
Min-seok Kim, Anyang-si (KR); and Min-ho Lee, Gwacheon-si (KR)
Assigned to Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si (KR)
Filed by SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., Suwon-si (KR)
Filed on Jan. 11, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/145,541.
Application 17/145,541 is a continuation of application No. 15/914,198, filed on Mar. 7, 2018, granted, now 10,916,244.
Claims priority of application No. 10-2017-0036242 (KR), filed on Mar. 22, 2017.
Prior Publication US 2021/0134291 A1, May 6, 2021
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. G10L 15/00 (2013.01); G10L 15/22 (2006.01); G06F 3/16 (2006.01); G10L 15/08 (2006.01); G10L 15/30 (2013.01)
CPC G10L 15/22 (2013.01) [G06F 3/165 (2013.01); G06F 3/167 (2013.01); G10L 15/08 (2013.01); G10L 15/30 (2013.01); G10L 2015/088 (2013.01); G10L 2015/223 (2013.01)] 12 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A server comprising:
a communication circuitry; and
at least one processor configured to:
in response to receiving, via the communication circuitry from an electronic device, a first signal corresponding to a first user voice, identify whether the first user voice includes trigger information for a voice control function of the electronic device,
based on identifying that the first user voice includes the trigger information and based on identifying that an audio output level of an audio device is greater than a predetermined level, transmit, via the communication circuitry to the audio device, a first control command for reducing the audio output level of the audio device,
after transmitting the first control command for reducing the audio output level, receiving, via the communication circuitry from the first electronic device, a second signal corresponding to a second user voice,
in response to receiving the second signal, identify whether the second user voice includes a second control command for controlling an operation of other electronic device, and
based on the identifying that the second user voice includes the second control command, transmit, via the communication circuitry, the second control command to the other electronic device and, a third control command for increasing the audio output level of the audio device to the audio device.