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'Siri for Mac' Virtual Assistant Described in New Apple Patent Application
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iPad PRO!
Just going to throw this out there and let you all cannibalize it! But my guess is maybe this is the prep for the iPad Pro! ???
Just going to throw this out there and let you all cannibalize it! But my guess is maybe this is the prep for the iPad Pro! ???
The best thing for me was when it misunderstood me and asked me what I wanted to search for on Google. As it was a mistake I said "nothing" ... it then searched Google for the word nothing.
Really, top notch AI there.
neat..
Who needs a keyboard now-days. We're probably heading that way, Perfect or not.
If Apple wanted to they could sell Mac's (even laptops) without a keyboard when Siri gets better, and Bluetooth would be an only option if people still wanted physical keyboards.
Also leave more room for other techy stuff like Touch ID.
Apple goal is probably to make everything as external as you could get... Look at the new Mac Pro, looks like a circle of daisy chained peripherals...
Although small and light, you must carry this stuff with you if you need it...
On the other have, we think like that with mobile.
Where is the convenience in that ?
Who needs a keyboard now-days. We're probably heading that way, Perfect or not.
If Apple wanted to they could sell Mac's (even laptops) without a keyboard when Siri gets better, and Bluetooth would be an only option if people still wanted physical keyboards.
Also leave more room for other techy stuff like Touch ID.
Apple goal is probably to make everything as external as you could get... Look at the new Mac Pro, looks like a circle of daisy chained peripherals...
Although small and light, you must carry this stuff with you if you need it...
On the other have, we think like that with mobile.
Where is the convenience in that ?
They need to polish Siri on iOS a little more still.
I have to say after using and android phone for a while, Google's voice recognition system is lightning fast. Siri gives me too much lip and it takes to long to connect to the internet to do what I want.
Plus it doesn't understand Australian too well!
I have to say after using and android phone for a while, Google's voice recognition system is lightning fast. Siri gives me too much lip and it takes to long to connect to the internet to do what I want.
Plus it doesn't understand Australian too well!
Can't argue with that...Googles voice recognition is almost instant, apple can definitely take some cues from that
Siri on the iPhone can't even do that. Even google now or alternatives have a hard time if they can even do it.
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iOS 8 does streaming voice recognition, seems on par with google as far as speed goes.
You just might be looking at this with a closed mind. The philosophy behind not merging the code makes a lot of sense. If they were going to merge OS X and iOS they would rather make a new operating system instead of merging the code. You don't merge a toaster and a refrigerator, you invent new technology that makes a separate toaster and refrigerator obsolete.
Plus, patents don't stop people from copying them but changing the process slightly, making it ok (like multi-touch)
Some of the stuff coming out these days is just amazing to me. Between this, the self-driving Google cars, and Bitcoin, we're rapidly approaching the Demolition Man era...
I was hoping that would stand for Cloud Disk, but not likely.
Then again, perhaps it's a requirement (or standard) for patent applications like this.
System 7.1!
I remember using MacSpeech in System 7.5 in the early 90's and my PowerMac 8100 AV running at 100MHz and 16MB of RAM! You can ask it what the date was, the time, to open Applications and Folders. You could even write your own scripts. I remember writing a script where if I told it P off it would shut down! Oh, all that free time I one had in my youth!!!!
I remember using MacSpeech in System 7.5 in the early 90's and my PowerMac 8100 AV running at 100MHz and 16MB of RAM! You can ask it what the date was, the time, to open Applications and Folders. You could even write your own scripts. I remember writing a script where if I told it P off it would shut down! Oh, all that free time I one had in my youth!!!!
Obviously we all knew this was coming eventually.
Yeah, unavoidable, but predictable that the environmental whackos and their subliminal powers of persuasion should creep into Apple patent demos to propagandize the masses on manmade "climate change".
Menu on Window
Interesting that in the second image, they have the menu bar at both the top of the screen and on the individual window.
Interesting that in the second image, they have the menu bar at both the top of the screen and on the individual window.
Wrong patent...
Apple's been overdoing patents more and more. Some are good, but some are not. This one is not. Voice control for any computer has been around for almost 2 decades, many of which have been built into the OS. So patenting anything related would be bad on innovation. I hope they don't get this one.
Apple's been overdoing patents more and more. Some are good, but some are not. This one is not. Voice control for any computer has been around for almost 2 decades, many of which have been built into the OS. So patenting anything related would be bad on innovation. I hope they don't get this one.
Does that say OSX and touch screen?
I hope they do optimize the OS for touch, Id love to see it on a tablet
I hope they do optimize the OS for touch, Id love to see it on a tablet
I agree with you on this 100%. Though I will say that the problem is not necessarily Apple. It's the software industry in general. They have to file just to save their a** these days. I still contend that software is an algorithm, and by most laws algorithms are not patentable. Then patent system is 100% broken.
While it's not a fully interactive feature you can use voice-to-text in Mavericks right now. It also has an offline mode. It works well for me when I'm using my laptop and away from wifi.
Edit: After reading posts following yours I see others have mentioned this feature too.
Also, my experience with Siri has been very good overall. Plus I use dictation constantly on my iPhone during iMessage chats, when writing in the Notes app, and email.
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