Electronic device and controlling method thereof
US11216655B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 9, 2020 |
| Grant date | Jan 4, 2022 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 27, 2040 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04R2201/401
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An electronic device and method are disclosed. The device includes a housing, at least one camera, a plurality of microphones configured to detect a direction of a sound source, at least one driver operable to rotate and/or move at least part of the housing, a wireless communication circuit, a processor operatively connected to the camera, the microphones, the driver, and the wireless communication circuit, and a memory. The processor implements the method, including: receiving a user utterance, detect a first direction from which the user utterance originated, control the driver to rotate and/or move towards the first direction, a first image scan for the first direction and analyze the image for a presence of a user, when the user is not detected, rotate and/or move the at least part of the housing in a second direction, and perform a second image scan.
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