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Hub device, multi-device system including the hub device and plurality of devices, and method of operating the same

US11721343B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateFeb 25, 2021
Grant dateAug 8, 2023
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Expiry dateJul 9, 2041

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG16Y20/20
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A hub device, a multi-device system including the hub device, and a method of operating the same may include: converting, by the hub device, received voice input into text; identifying, by the hub device, a device capable of performing an operation corresponding to the text; identifying which device stores a function determination model corresponding to the device capable of performing the operation corresponding to the text, from among the hub device, and a plurality of other devices connected to the hub device; and based on the identified device that stores the function determination model being a device that is different from the hub device, transmitting at least part of the text to the identified device.

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