US 11,721,345 B2
Device, system and method for controlling a plurality of voice recognition devices
Siyoung Yang, Seoul (KR); Yongchul Park, Seoul (KR); Sungmin Han, Seoul (KR); Sangki Kim, Seoul (KR); Juyeong Jang, Seoul (KR); and Minook Kim, Seoul (KR)
Assigned to LG ELECTRONICS INC., Seoul (KR)
Filed by LG ELECTRONICS INC., Seoul (KR)
Filed on Jun. 30, 2020, as Appl. No. 16/917,784.
Claims priority of application No. 10-2020-0009612 (KR), filed on Jan. 28, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2021/0233537 A1, Jul. 29, 2021
Int. Cl. G10L 15/32 (2013.01); G10L 15/30 (2013.01); G16Y 40/35 (2020.01); G10L 15/22 (2006.01)
CPC G10L 15/32 (2013.01) [G10L 15/22 (2013.01); G10L 15/30 (2013.01); G16Y 40/35 (2020.01); G10L 2015/228 (2013.01)] 13 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A device for controlling a plurality of voice recognition devices, the device comprising:
a user identification unit configured to identify a user based on a voice spoken by the user at a specific time of day;
a user setting storage unit configured to store usage pattern information of the user including information on a particular function to be performed at a particular location at a particular time of day using a first voice recognition device; and
a processor configured to:
recognize speech of the user based on the voice spoken by the user;
determine a correspondence between the recognized speech of the user, a location where the voice was received, and the specific time of day of the voice spoken by the user with the stored usage pattern information of the user;
select the first voice recognition device based on the stored usage pattern information indicating that the first voice recognition device is associated with the recognized speech of the user, the location where the voice was received, and the specific time of day of the voice spoken by the user; and
cause the first voice recognition device to execute the particular function in response to the voice spoken by the user.