Patent ID: 9747903
Date: 2017-08-29
CPC Classifications: G10L

Claim:
1. A method, comprising: receiving, from a voice input apparatus associated with a first target device among a plurality of target devices, instruction information that includes first voice information indicating an operation instruction for any target device among the plurality of target devices, the plurality of target devices being arranged in a same household; recognizing the operation instruction from the first voice information included in the received instruction information, wherein the instruction information includes identification information that identifies the voice input apparatus; specifying the first target device by referencing a first database in which the identification information and a device ID of the first target device are associated; determining whether second voice information indicating an operation object for the operation instruction is included in the instruction information; and transmitting, (i) when the second voice information is not included in the instruction information, a first control command for executing the recognized operation instruction to the first target device, and (ii) when the second voice information is included in the instruction information, the first control command to a second target device associated with the operation object.