CPC H04W 36/14 (2013.01) [G06F 9/5044 (2013.01); G06F 9/5077 (2013.01); H04L 67/01 (2022.05); H04W 4/70 (2018.02); H04W 4/80 (2018.02); H04W 48/16 (2013.01); H04W 84/12 (2013.01); H04W 88/06 (2013.01)] | 16 Claims |
1. A method of operating a first hardware element in a system comprising one or more servers and one or more second hardware elements, the method comprising:
detecting voice or sound using a microphone in the first hardware element;
connecting the first hardware element to the one or more servers via wireless communication, each server including a memory storing functional information indicating a capability of each of a plurality of hardware elements located remotely from the server;
transmitting, from the first hardware element, data based on the detected voice or sound to identify a function capable of being performed by linking the first hardware element and the one or more second hardware elements;
receiving, at the first hardware element, an instruction signal generated based on the identified linkage operation; and
performing, based on the received instruction signal, the identified function with the first hardware element and the one or more second hardware elements, the one or more second hardware elements including output circuitry.
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