US 11,749,277 B2
Home appliance and method for controlling thereof
Changkyu Ahn, Suwon-si (KR); Minkyong Kim, Suwon-si (KR); Miyoung Yoo, Suwon-si (KR); and Hyoungjin Lee, Suwon-si (KR)
Assigned to SAMSUNG ELETRONICS CO., LTD., Suwon-si (KR)
Filed by Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si (KR)
Filed on Feb. 7, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/666,083.
Application 17/666,083 is a continuation of application No. 17/352,722, filed on Jun. 21, 2021, granted, now 11,270,701.
Application 17/352,722 is a continuation of application No. 16/859,330, filed on Apr. 27, 2020, granted, now 11,551,686.
Claims priority of application No. 10-2019-0050246 (KR), filed on Apr. 30, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2022/0157313 A1, May 19, 2022
Int. Cl. G10L 15/22 (2006.01); H04L 12/28 (2006.01); G10L 25/78 (2013.01); G10L 25/87 (2013.01); G10L 25/93 (2013.01)
CPC G10L 15/22 (2013.01) [H04L 12/282 (2013.01); H04L 12/2803 (2013.01); G10L 25/78 (2013.01); G10L 25/87 (2013.01); G10L 25/93 (2013.01); G10L 2015/223 (2013.01); G10L 2015/226 (2013.01); G10L 2015/228 (2013.01); H04L 12/2816 (2013.01); H04L 12/2823 (2013.01); H04L 12/2829 (2013.01)] 18 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A home appliance comprising:
a main body including a door; and
at least one processor configured to perform processing to:
detect a user located in proximity to the home appliance,
based on detecting the user located in proximity to the home appliance, initiate a voice recognition mode of the home appliance,
after the voice recognition mode is initiated, identify whether a predetermined condition is satisfied, and
based on identifying whether the predetermined condition is satisfied, convert the voice recognition mode to a standby mode,
wherein the predetermined condition comprises at least one of an opening of the door and a closing of the door.