| CPC G10L 15/22 (2013.01) [G10L 2015/223 (2013.01)] | 12 Claims |
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1. An electronic device comprising:
an audio reception circuit;
a communication circuit;
a processor operatively connected to the audio reception circuit and the communication circuit; and
a memory operatively connected to the processor,
wherein the memory stores one or more instructions that, when executed, cause the processor to:
broadcast, when a wake-up utterance is received from a user, a broadcasting signal comprising identification information and location information of the electronic device,
receive, from a plurality of external electronic devices, response signals including location information of the plurality of external electronic devices using the communication circuit, the location information is pre-designated for each of the plurality of external electronic devices,
determine, among the electronic device and the plurality of external electronic devices, a control device to process utterances based on the location information of the electronic device and the location information of the plurality of external electronic devices,
when the electronic device is determined as the control device, receive a control utterance from the user using the audio reception circuit, and transmit the control utterance and location information about the electronic device to a server device using the communication circuit, and
when one of the plurality of external electronic devices is determined as the control device, refrain from responding to the control utterance.
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