Patent 9779732 was granted and assigned to SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. on October, 2017 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
Disclosed are a method and electronic device for voice recognition. The voice recognition method includes recognizing, in a first processor using low power mode, a voice signal inputted through a microphone, entering an active state and performing voice recording in a second processor if the recognized voice signal is a previously set keyword, and performing voice recognition in the second processor if the end of a voice input is determined during the voice recording.