Abstract: An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes housing, a touch screen display, a microphone, a wireless communication circuit, a processor, and a memory. The memory stores a software program including a user interface supporting the control of at least one external device based on a user account, and the memory stores at least one instruction that, when executed, causes the processor to receive a first user input for connecting the electronic device to a first external device, to receive a second user input corresponding to a request for performing at least part of a task by using the first external device, to receive a first response including a sequence of states from the second external device to perform, by the first external device, the at least part of the task depending on the sequence.

Abstract: A system according to various embodiments may comprise: a first electronic device including a user interface and a communication circuit; at least one processor which is a part of the first electronic device or remotely communicates with the first electronic device; and at least one memory residing in the first electronic device or residing outside the first electronic device.

Abstract: Disclosed is an electronic device. Other various embodiments as understood from the specification are also possible.

Abstract: A portable communication device is provided. A memory stores a first voice recognition module and a second voice recognition module. The first voice recognition module is capable of recognizing a wake-up voice command to activate the second voice recognition module. The second voice recognition module is capable of recognizing a plurality of voice commands other than the wake-up voice command. A processor is configured to recognize, using the first voice recognition module, the wake-up voice command from a first voice input, and activate the second voice recognition module. The processor is also configured to transmit, using the second voice recognition module, a second voice input to an external electronic device. The processor is further configured to recognize, using the second voice recognition module, a second voice command from a third voice input while a specified application is executed, and perform a specified function corresponding to the second voice command.

Abstract: An electronic device and method of processing a payment at the electronic device are provided. The electronic device includes a security memory configured to store payment information of a near field communication (NFC) method, payment information of a magnetic security transmit (MST) method, and fingerprint information, and a processor configured to control a multiple payment operation of the NFC method and the MST method when fingerprint information obtained through fingerprint detection is valid. The processor is further configured to control a signal processing information according to the NFC method operation and a signal processing information according to the MST method operation to be outputted as one screen interface.

Abstract: A method, an electronic device, and a non-transitory computer-readable recording medium are provided for voice recognition. The method includes method of performing voice recognition by an electronic device including a first voice recognition device and a second voice recognition device, the method comprising receiving first voice by one of first voice recognition device and second voice recognition device; when first voice is received by the first voice recognition device and the first voice recognition device recognizes a predetermined command in the first voice, transferring a received second voice to an external electronic device and recognizing the received second voice through the external electronic device; and when the first voice is received by the second voice recognition device and the second voice recognition device recognizes the predetermined command in the first voice, recognizing a second command in the received second voice, and performing an operation based on the recognized second command.

Abstract: An electronic device includes a processor, and a memory. The memory may store instructions that, cause the processor to display a user interface including items, receive a first user utterance while the user interface is displayed, wherein the first user utterance includes a first request for executing a first task by using at least one item, transmit first data related to the first user utterance to an external server, receive a first response from the external server, wherein the first response includes information on a first sequence of states of the electronic device for executing the first task and further includes numbers and locations of the items in the user interface, and execute the first task including an operation of allowing the application program to select the one or the plurality of items based on the numbers or the locations.

Abstract: An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes housing, a touch screen display, a microphone, a wireless communication circuit, a processor, and a memory. The memory stores a software program including a user interface supporting the control of at least one external device based on a user account, and the memory stores at least one instruction that, when executed, causes the processor to receive a first user input for connecting the electronic device to a first external device, to receive a second user input corresponding to a request for performing at least part of a task by using the first external device, to receive a first response including a sequence of states from the second external device to perform, by the first external device, the at least part of the task depending on the sequence.

Abstract: An electronic device includes a speaker, a microphone, a communication circuit, a processor operatively connected to the speaker, the microphone, and the communication circuit, and a memory operatively connected to the processor. The memory stores instructions that, when executed, cause the processor to receive a user input to activate an intelligent system, to determine at least part of a duration to receive a user utterance via the microphone, based at least partly on a state of the electronic device, to receive a first user utterance via the microphone after receiving the user input, to transmit first data associated with the first user utterance to an external server via the communication circuit, and to receive a first response from the external server via the communication circuit. The first response is generated based at least partly on the first data.

Abstract: An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes housing, a touch screen display, a microphone, a wireless communication circuit, a processor, and a memory. The memory stores a software program including a user interface supporting the control of at least one external device based on a user account, and the memory stores at least one instruction that, when executed, causes the processor to receive a first user input for connecting the electronic device to a first external device, to receive a second user input corresponding to a request for performing at least part of a task by using the first external device, to receive a first response including a sequence of states from the second external device to perform, by the first external device, the at least part of the task depending on the sequence.

Abstract: An apparatus comprising one or more processors, a communication circuit, and a memory for storing instructions, which when executed, performs a method of recognizing a user utterance. The method comprises: receiving first data associated with a user utterance, performing, a first determination to determine whether the user utterance includes the first data and a specified word, performing a second determination to determine whether the first data includes the specified word, transmitting the first data to an external server, receiving a text generated from the first data by the external server, performing a third determination to determine whether the received text matches the specified word, and determining whether to activate the voice-based input system based on the third determination.

Abstract: An electronic device includes a housing, a touch screen display located inside the housing and exposed through a first portion of the housing, a microphone located inside the housing and exposed through a second portion of the housing, at least one speaker located inside the housing and exposed through a third portion of the housing, a communication circuit located inside the housing, a processor located inside the housing and electrically connected with the touch screen display, the microphone, the speaker, and the communication circuit, and a memory located inside the housing and electrically connected with the processor.

Abstract: A system according to various embodiments may comprise: a first electronic device including a user interface and a communication circuit; at least one processor which is a part of the first electronic device or remotely communicates with the first electronic device; and at least one memory residing in the first electronic device or residing outside the first electronic device.

Abstract: An electronic apparatus is provided. The electronic device includes a housing, a touch screen display disposed inside the housing and exposed through a first portion of the housing, a microphone disposed inside the housing and exposed through a second portion of the housing, a communication circuit disposed inside the housing, a processor disposed inside the housing and electrically connected to the touch screen display, the microphone, and the communication circuit, and a memory disposed in the housing and electrically connected with the processor.

Abstract: An electronic device includes: a memory configured to store at least one instruction; and a processor connected to the memory. The at least one instruction executed by the processor is set to receive an application identifier for payment transaction from a reader device and generate payment related information including payment identification information for the payment transaction and additional service information relating to the payment transaction by a payment application corresponding to the application identifier.

Abstract: Disclosed is an electronic device. Other various embodiments as understood from the specification are also possible.

Abstract: A method, an electronic device, and a non-transitory computer-readable recording medium are provided for voice recognition. The method includes method of performing voice recognition by an electronic device including a first voice recognition device and a second voice recognition device, the method comprising receiving first voice by one of first voice recognition device and second voice recognition device; when first voice is received by the first voice recognition device and the first voice recognition device recognizes a predetermined command in the first voice, transferring a received second voice to an external electronic device and recognizing the received second voice through the external electronic device; and when the first voice is received by the second voice recognition device and the second voice recognition device recognizes the predetermined command in the first voice, recognizing a second command in the received second voice, and performing an operation based on the recognized second command.

Abstract: A system of communicating between first and second electronic devices, comprises, in a first device, receiving from a second device, voice representative information acquired by the second device, and connection information indicating characteristics of communication to be used in establishing a communication link with the second device. The system compares the voice representative information with predetermined reference voice representative information and in response to the comparison, establishes a communication link with the second device by using the connection information received from the second device.

Abstract: An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes housing, a touch screen display, a microphone, a wireless communication circuit, a processor, and a memory. The memory stores a software program including a user interface supporting the control of at least one external device based on a user account, and the memory stores at least one instruction that, when executed, causes the processor to receive a first user input for connecting the electronic device to a first external device, to receive a second user input corresponding to a request for performing at least part of a task by using the first external device, to receive a first response including a sequence of states from the second external device to perform, by the first external device, the at least part of the task depending on the sequence.

Abstract: A method and an electronic device are provided for voice recognition. A method includes receiving a first voice by one of a first voice recognition device and a second voice recognition device; when the first voice is received by the first voice recognition device and the first voice recognition device recognizes a predetermined command in the first voice, transferring a received second voice to an external electronic device and recognizing the received second voice through the external electronic device; and when the first voice is received by the second voice recognition device and the second voice recognition device recognizes the predetermined command in the first voice, recognizing a second command in the received second voice, and performing an operation based on the recognized second command.