“On October 4, 2011, Apple launched the iPhone 4S with Siri just one day prior to Steve Jobs passing,” Jack Purcher reports for Patently Apple.
“Today, the first killer patent application behind Siri was published by the US Patent and Trademark Office,” Purcher reports. “It’s clear that Apple’s breakthrough technology is destined to go far beyond the iPhone and into devices like the iMac and a future HDTV.”
Purcher reports, “The patent also reveals that Apple envisions the technology playing a role in vehicles and in-vehicle entertainment systems where an Intelligent Assistant will be considered the king of user interfaces. Apple’s patent shows us that Siri will be able to be configured to work with various new scenarios and even act as an instructor when we purchase future devices. Forget using a manual – as Siri will simply teach us what we’ll want to know about our new devices when we’re ready to ask it a question about a new function or feature.”
Much more in the full article here.
Bloodbath!!!!!
There’s smart.
By far most of patents never end up in real products and/or services, so this one does not necessary has anything to do with “Siri plans for 2012” at all.
However, there is always chance.
apples patents tend to show up in products.
But yea… Overall there are more patent trolls than producers.
How nice it will be to have iOS running my new car!
Just be glad it’s not M$ Windoze technology that will be in your new car! 🙂
It is. In Ford.
I’m totally into Apple products, but I have to say that I drove my cousin’s Ford Explorer with the voice command on-board computer and I must admit I was very impressed with the display and the ease of use with the voice recognition. I say don’t knock it until you’ve tried it. Fair enough.
Yeah a major turnoff from buying Ford. Has anyone seen how complex the Microsoft sync is. It looks like a panel from star trek
It’s so cool, it actually creeps me out a little bit.
Hal 9000: “Good morning, Dave.”
Hmm. And somebody (Leftnutt?) chastised me for hinting at an iOS device in my dashboard 3 months ago. Guess I should apply to Apple in the automotive department…