Method and user device for providing context awareness service using speech recognition
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1. A method comprising:
- receiving an external audio signal through a microphone of a user device while the user device is playing media content, wherein the external audio signal does not come from the device itself;
determining whether the external audio signal corresponds to one of one or more pre-defined audio commands, wherein the one or more pre-defined audio commands is pre-defined by a user;
in response to determining that the external audio signal corresponds to one of the one or more pre-defined audio commands, identifying a visual indicator from one or more pre-defined visual indicators assigned with the pre-defined audio commands, wherein the one or more pre-defined visual indicators is pre-defined by a user; and
executing a particular action,wherein the executing of the particular action comprises;
pausing the playing of the media content, anddisplaying the identified visual indicator on a display of the user device.
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Abstract
A method for providing a context awareness service is provided. The method includes defining a control command for the context awareness service depending on a user input, triggering a playback mode and the context awareness service in response to a user selection, receiving external audio through a microphone in the playback mode, determining whether the received audio corresponds to the control command, and executing a particular action assigned to the control command when the received audio corresponds to the control command.
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1. A method comprising:
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receiving an external audio signal through a microphone of a user device while the user device is playing media content, wherein the external audio signal does not come from the device itself; determining whether the external audio signal corresponds to one of one or more pre-defined audio commands, wherein the one or more pre-defined audio commands is pre-defined by a user; in response to determining that the external audio signal corresponds to one of the one or more pre-defined audio commands, identifying a visual indicator from one or more pre-defined visual indicators assigned with the pre-defined audio commands, wherein the one or more pre-defined visual indicators is pre-defined by a user; and executing a particular action, wherein the executing of the particular action comprises; pausing the playing of the media content, and displaying the identified visual indicator on a display of the user device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A user device, comprising:
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a display; a microphone configured to receive external audio; a memory; and a control processor configured to; receive an external audio signal through a microphone of the user device while the user device is playing media content, wherein the external audio signal does not come from the device itself, determine whether the external audio signal corresponds to one of one or more pre-defined audio commands, wherein the one or more pre-defined audio commands is pre-defined by a user, in response to determining that the external audio signal corresponds to one of the one or more pre-defined audio commands, identify a visual indicator from one or more pre-defined visual indicators assigned with the pre-defined audio commands, wherein the one or more pre-defined visual indicators is pre-defined by a user, and execute a particular action, wherein the executing of the particular action comprises; pausing the playing of the media content, and displaying the identified visual indicator on the display of the user device. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10)
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