Voice Assistant Session Management for Continuous Device Control
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Solution Overview
Problem
Electronic devices providing intelligent assistance services require users to explicitly mention the control device in their utterances, leading to repetitive inclusion of device information, especially when controlling the same device continuously.
Innovation Solution
An electronic device with a user interface, microphone, and processor processes wake-up utterances to provide indications and transmit control commands to previously identified control devices, allowing for session-based control without explicit device mention in subsequent utterances.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Measurement precision
If the control device is explicitly included in every user utterance, then the control target can be accurately identified, but the user interaction becomes repetitive and cumbersome
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary action by identifying and storing the control device from the first utterance that explicitly includes device information. This stored device information is then automatically applied to subsequent utterances, eliminating the need for users to repeatedly mention the control device while maintaining accurate device identification
Solution Approach 2:
The system copies the control device information from the initial utterance where the device is explicitly mentioned. This copied device information is then reused in subsequent utterances, allowing the system to maintain accurate device identification without requiring users to repeat the device name
2Reliability
If the control device is repeatedly mentioned in continuous utterances, then the control target remains clearly specified, but the complexity of user input increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary action by capturing and storing the control device information from the first utterance. This pre-stored information is then automatically retrieved and applied to subsequent utterances, ensuring the control target remains clearly specified while reducing user input complexity
Solution Approach 2:
The system provides self-service by automatically maintaining the control device context without requiring user intervention. Once the device is identified in the first utterance, the system autonomously uses this information for subsequent utterances, eliminating the burden of repeated device specification from the user
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AI summary
Various embodiments of the present disclosure relate to a method for providing an intelligent assistance service and an electronic device for performing the same. According to an embodiment, an electronic device comprises at least one communication circuit, at least one microphone, at least one speaker, at least one processor operatively connected to the communication circuit, the microphone, and the speaker, and at least one memory electrically connected to the processor, wherein the memory has instructions stored therein which, when executed, cause the processor to receive a wake-up utterance calling a voice-based intelligent assistance service, in response to the wake-up utterance, to identify a session which is in progress by the voice-based intelligent assistance service, and, upon receiving a control command, to provide the control command to an external device through the session on the basis of the session. Other embodiments are also possible.