Intelligent voice enable device searching method and apparatus thereof
US11538482B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 25, 2019 |
| Grant date | Dec 27, 2022 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 10, 2040 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04W4/33
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An intelligent voice enable device searching method and apparatus are disclosed. A method for searching a plurality of voice enable devices according to one embodiment of the present disclosure includes receiving first device information from a first device receiving a wake-up voice; searching a first account associated with the first device based on the first device information; searching devices of a first group registered in the first account; searching a second account associated with a second device other than the first device among the devices of the first group; searching devices of a second group registered in the second account; searching devices of a third group sharing an IP address with the devices of the first group or the devices of the second group; and selecting a voice enable device to respond to the wake-up voice among the devices of the first group, the second group, and the third group. The method has an effect that a device that responds to a wake-up voice may be searched more accurately than in a conventional approach.
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