Patent ID: 11961508
Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
Field: Computer technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 7:
8. A method in an electronic device, the method comprising:
receiving a first voice input through a microphone;
outputting a response to the first voice input related to a function through a speaker, based on the first voice input, wherein the response includes a plurality of optional elements that are output in a consecutive sequence of turns;
when a second voice input is received through the microphone during output of the response so that two or more of the plurality of optional elements are output, interrupting the output of the response and continuing to receive the second voice input; and
based on the second voice input, selecting one of a first optional element currently being output upon the second voice input being received and a second optional element as a last optional element output before the first optional element among the two or more of the plurality of optional elements, and determining whether selection of the one of the first optional element and the second optional element is successful;
when the selection of the one of the first optional element and the second optional element is successful, outputting a response for notifying one optional element to be executed among the two or more of the plurality of optional elements;
when the selection of the one of the first optional element and the second optional element is not successful, outputting an audio prompt comprising at least part of the first optional element and the second optional element for requesting to specify one optional element to be executed, and receiving a third voice input for specifying the one optional element;
executing the function on an object associated with the one optional element.