Apple, like any other technology company, is used to presenting different patents that show its future. On this occasion, an investigation has been registered that seeks to make Siri much more intelligent by detecting particular voices. We tell you everything that is known below.
Distinguishing People: The Future of Apple
Two patents registered by the Cupertino company show how engineers are working on the possibility that the devices recognize people. This could be done through a series of sensors that would detect people individually by different parameters. One of these sensors would have the main function of replacing the traditional microphone . It is known to all that microphones can break easily since at the end it is a membrane through which liquid can enter. That is why, in this case, a series of SMI sensors would be chosen that detect vibrations induced by sound operating in a hermetic environment and even vibrations generated by shocks.
Along with this sound sensor, specialized software for voice recognition would be added. In this way, the team, be it an iPhone or Apple Watch, could detect at all times that a person is asking for something in particular to give a personalized response. This would be done by previously analyzing the vibration of a person’s voice being recorded in this ultrasonic sensor .
In addition to sound detection, a heat, position, light sensor, accelerometer, pressure transducer, gyroscope, magnetometer, air quality can be included … With all the information that would be collected through these sensors, it would be done to much smarter teams. For example, the patent states that the Apple Watch could determine if there is something near the user. Specifically, the situation is presented as follows:
For example, if the source is determined to be within a room in which a television is installed, the television may change its electronic display from a low or no power state to an operating power state after identifying the voice of a television. person transmitted in the form of a vibrational wave the voice of a specific person.
So when you ask Siri on your iPhone or Apple Watch to turn on a television, you don’t have to specify which one. At all times the device will have information on where it is located and which is the closest product to be started. That is why it is proposed that the team would map the space where it is located at all times.
The latter of mapping a specific space can give rise to the appearance of virtual keyboards. Enough has been said about this type of technology that can be futuristic but thanks to these sensors it can end up becoming a reality. Apple explains that a user could touch a surface that is set to receive input just like a touch screen. That is why, thanks to the SMI sensors, the movement of the fingers on any surface could be detected and the typical typing on a surface could be recorded. This can be very useful for an iPhone as it would make it more productive for the user. But for now this is a simple idea that can end up materializing or stay in a drawer forever.
