“According to a new Apple patent application that was published this morning by the US Patent and Trademark Office, future iPhone’s are likely to provide end users with effective new ways of communicating in both noisy environments like a restaurant or even during a quiet office meeting without stirring a mouse,” Jack Purcher reports for Patently Apple.
“The system involves using new text-to-speech and speech-to-text converters as well as providing a means of sending prerecorded notifications to the caller if you’re unable to speak when answering your phone,” Purcher reports.
Read more in the full article here.
Patents: there’s an “app” for that 🙂
Bloodbath
Jeez, nice idea. I could use that in a theater when I’m waiting for important news or even on a bus. I can’t stand everyone yaking on the phone in the bus. It’s a killer app by any means, but it could be a decent handy feature to have.
Where were the Apostrophe Police?