Patent Document ID: 10134390
Application ID: 15227447

Base Claim:
1. An electronic device comprising: a memory configured to store a user pronunciation lexicon; a voice inputter; and a processor configured to: control the voice inputter to receive a user voice, obtain a word corresponding to the user voice using the user pronunciation lexicon, obtain a first pronunciation for a phoneme included in the user voice, compare the first pronunciation and a second pronunciation pre stored for the word, identify a pronunciation pattern by using a result of the comparing, and update the user pronunciation lexicon according to a pronunciation pattern rule obtained based on the pronunciation pattern, wherein the pronunciation pattern rule is a rule that a user repeats according to at least one of a pronunciation habit of the user and a pronunciation characteristic of the user.

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Claim 2:
2. The electronic device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the processor is further configured to, in response to the user voice being received, perform voice recognition based on the user pronunciation lexicon stored in the memory.