Home appliance and method for controlling thereof
US11749277B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 7, 2022 |
| Grant date | Sep 5, 2023 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 27, 2042 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L12/2829
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A home appliance is provided. The home appliance includes a sensor, a microphone, a speaker, and a processor. The processor is configured to, based on one of a first event wherein a user action is detected through the sensor or a second event wherein a trigger command for initiating a voice recognition mode is input through the microphone occurring, operate in the voice recognition mode, and control the speaker to output an audio signal corresponding to the event occurred, and the audio signal is an audio signal set differently for each of the first event and the second event.
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