METHOD OF CONTROLLING ELECTRONIC APPARATUS AND INTERACTIVE SERVER

• US 20140032224A1
• Filed: 07/26/2013
• Published: 01/30/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 07/26/2012
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: KIM, Eun-kyoung, LEE, Cheong-jae, KIM, Jung-eun, LEE, Jin-sik
• Application Number:
  US13/952,292
• Publication Number:
  US 20140032224A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 704/275
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/167 Audio in a user interface, e.g. using voice commands for navigating, audio feedback
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/1095 Meeting or appointment
• CPC Class Codes: G10L 15/00 Speech recognition G10L17/00 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G10L 21/06 Transformation of speech into a non-audible representation, e.g. speech visualisation or speech processing for tactile aids G10L15/26 takes precedence

Abstract

A method of controlling an electronic apparatus is provided. The method includes: inputting a user message; comparing the input user message with stored information; and outputting a response message and one of a plurality of inquiry messages in response to the input user message and based on a result of the comparing, wherein the outputting the one of the plurality of inquiry messages is also based on a plurality of priorities.

Claims

1. A method of controlling an electronic apparatus, the method comprising:

inputting a user message;

comparing the input user message with stored information; and

outputting a response message and one of a plurality of inquiry messages in response to the input user message and based on a result of the comparing,

wherein the outputting the one of the plurality of inquiry messages is also based on a plurality of priorities.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising storing an additional user message, if the additional user message in response to the inquiry message is received.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein the plurality of priorities are calculated based on at least the additional user message.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the inputting of the user message comprises inputting a voice signal of a user.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the user message is a command to set a schedule of the user.

6. An interactive server comprising:

a communicator configured to communicate with a user terminal;

a storage unit; and

a controller configured to control the communicator to, if a user message is input from the user terminal through the communicator, compare the input user message with information stored in the storage unit, generate a response message in response to the user message based on a result of the comparing, generate one of a plurality of inquiry messages based on a plurality of priorities and the generated response message, and transmit the generated one of the plurality of inquiry messages to the user terminal.

7. The interactive server of claim 6, wherein if an additional user message in response to the inquiry message is received, the storage unit stores the additional user message.

8. The interactive server of claim 7, wherein the plurality of priorities are calculated based on at least the additional user message.

9. The interactive server of claim 6, wherein the input user message is a voice signal of a user.

10. The interactive server of claim 6, wherein the user message is a command to set a schedule of the user.

11. A method of controlling an electronic device to respond to a user message, the method comprising:

comparing the user message with stored information;

determining whether there is a conflict between the user message and the stored information based on a result of the comparing;

outputting at least one of a plurality of response messages based a result of the determining; and

outputting at least one of a plurality of inquiry messages based on a user preference if it is determined that a conflict exists.

12. The method of claim 11, wherein each of the plurality of inquiry messages have a corresponding priority based on the user preference.

13. The method of claim 12, further comprising updating the priority of the at least one of the plurality of inquiry messages based on an additional user message.

14. The method of claim 13, wherein the at least one of the plurality of inquiry messages are sequentially generated based on their corresponding priority, beginning with the inquiry message having a highest corresponding priority.

15. The method of claim 13, wherein the additional user message is a voice signal of a user.

16. The method of claim 11, wherein the user message is a voice signal of the user.

17. The method of claim 11, wherein the user message is a command to set a schedule of the user.

18. The method of claim 17, wherein the comparing comprises comparing a time of the user message with at least one time of the stored information.

19. The method of claim 18, wherein the determining comprises determining there is a conflict when the time of the user message is the same as the at least one time of the stored information.