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'Siri for Mac' Virtual Assistant Described in New Apple Patent Application
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Also the window in the second picture has the X and minimize buttons on the Windows-side
Please don't! I have been google-free for a while now. I don't want to have that addiction again.
Or they had to work on something until they got it right, unlike Apple maps?
What I noticed...
Cool dictation will be taken up a notch. By 2016 they should be able to have dictation for the ATV.
But what I noticed, was that it looks like OS X, yet it says Touch Screen. What if the long awaited 12" iPad Pro actually ran OS X, I mean, to be a MacBook/iPad Hybrid. That is already what the rest of the world is doing, so we might as well do that by 2015, or try to capitalize in other avenues?
And I know everyone will hate to see their Mac's have a touch screen option, but these are the same people who still have a mighty collection of vinyl. I get it.
Cool dictation will be taken up a notch. By 2016 they should be able to have dictation for the ATV.
But what I noticed, was that it looks like OS X, yet it says Touch Screen. What if the long awaited 12" iPad Pro actually ran OS X, I mean, to be a MacBook/iPad Hybrid. That is already what the rest of the world is doing, so we might as well do that by 2015, or try to capitalize in other avenues?
And I know everyone will hate to see their Mac's have a touch screen option, but these are the same people who still have a mighty collection of vinyl. I get it.
All the menus have the underlined letters, like windows. Plus the C Disk, and the window buttons and desktop icons being on the wrong side. SOOOO windows.
Probably just an minor detail that doesn't really matter on a patent application. Just kinda weird.
Probably just an minor detail that doesn't really matter on a patent application. Just kinda weird.
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That might not be too far fetched. Note that the patent illustration also somehow brings the C: Drive to OS X. Wow.
Literally the first three words in the subject line of this article say "Siri for Mac."
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That might not be too far fetched. Note that the patent illustration also somehow brings the C: Drive to OS X. Wow.
It's also depicted in all white with black lines. WOW THAT MUST MEAN THEY'RE GOING TO MAKE OS X LOOK LIKE THE ORIGINAL MAC OS.
Patent illustrations are used to illustrate a patent. They aren't expected to be a completely accurate depiction. Get real.
100% agreed. Apple will definitely do this it's just a matter of when.
Google already does this, just that their assistant is in a browser. But from the web you can set reminders to watch a TV show or set appointments, etc, that sync to your phone. Apple will need to do this to stay feature-even between Google's Android and eventually Windows (when Cortana gets put in Windows desktop too).
Siri, help me finish this email because I'm having a stroke and can't remember the word for when a bunch of people get together in a room to talk about something
They will be, once recognition is improved a bit more and more importantly integration is much deeper. The initial version will be somewhat useful, but most people will stop using it once they hit a wall and find something that it can't do (Which is basically what happens with Siri on iOS right now. People are curious at first but once they get a couple of failed commands their usage drops off.)
It will need to have third party integration so that it knows how to deal with all kinds of document types and any other kinds of services (Dropbox for example.) As a software developer being able to integrate voice control into my issue tracking system would be awesome - instead of stopping what I am doing, opening a browser, opening jira, hitting create issue, filling out all the fields and saving I could just dictate that to Siri and be on my way.
The patent itself is likely not going to stick. Reading the description they've provided, this functionality is not new, nor unique to just one company.
Likelihood this patent application will (and should be) rejected.
However, what it hopefully shows, is that Apple is working towards this sort of functionality in OSx.
However, Apple has been known to apply for patents on many things, that have never made it to products.
I hope if they do manage to do a personal assistant, it will be less intrusively annoying than Clippy.
Likelihood this patent application will (and should be) rejected.
However, what it hopefully shows, is that Apple is working towards this sort of functionality in OSx.
However, Apple has been known to apply for patents on many things, that have never made it to products.
I hope if they do manage to do a personal assistant, it will be less intrusively annoying than Clippy.
Agreed. And yeah it better be an opt in thing amd not some annoying notification that keeps popping up while you're doing work lol
