Abstract: An energy-saving control method includes obtaining a demand instruction configured to indicate an energy-saving operation and a performing time slot of the energy-saving operation. The energy-saving operation is determined based on load data of a power grid and is configured to reduce a load of the power grid. The method further includes transmitting a first control message configured to control an authorized device to perform the energy-saving operation in response to detecting that time reaches the performing time slot, and transmitting a second control message configured to control the authorized device to stop performing the energy-saving operation in response to detecting that time is outside the performing time slot.

Abstract: System and method for controlling a home assistant device include: receiving an audio input; performing speech-to-text conversion on the audio input to obtain a textual string; searching a name list of multiple home devices to determine whether the textual string includes a respective alias of at least one home device in the name list; in accordance with a determination that the textual string includes a first alias corresponding to a first home device of a first device type, generating a first actionable intent to operate the first home device of the first device type; and in accordance with a determination that the textual string includes a second alias corresponding to a second home device of the first device type that is distinct from the first home device, generating a second actionable intent to operate the second home device of the first device type.

Abstract: System and method for controlling a home assistant device include: receiving an audio input; performing speech-to-text conversion on the audio input to obtain a textual string; searching a name list of multiple home devices to determine whether the textual string includes a respective alias of at least one home device in the name list; in accordance with a determination that the textual string includes a first alias corresponding to a first home device of a first device type, generating a first actionable intent to operate the first home device of the first device type; and in accordance with a determination that the textual string includes a second alias corresponding to a second home device of the first device type that is distinct from the first home device, generating a second actionable intent to operate the second home device of the first device type.