There is a lot
of merit to this approach. We may even
be able to communicate directly with several animals while we are at it. After all creatures do almost sub vocalize
and make a decent range of noise. Thus
establishing a natural usable language should not be difficult at all. From that it is a clear road to basic
communication while eliminating the inherent barrier to profoundly separate
acoustic regimes.
Both dogs and
dolphins should work out well and we can expect to be surprised with a lot of
the rest.
I hardly expect
conversations as we understand them but do expect information sharing to become
eminently practical. This will become
extraordinarily useful as we continue to establish a practical form of Paradise
on Earth and the full restoration of individual biomes that have been damaged.
Motorola wants
to patent a NECK TATTOO that doubles up as a microphone to make calls clearer
in noisy places
Tattoo picks up sounds caused by changes in throat
muscles when talking
It sends these sounds wirelessly to a smartphone
using Bluetooth or NFC
Google-owned Motorola also claims it could be fitted
to animals
The technology could make it easier to hear callers
in noisy places
The firm has also said it is working on tattoos to
replace passwords
PUBLISHED: 13:40 GMT, 8 November
2013 | UPDATED: 14:53 GMT, 8 November 2013
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2492714/Motorola-wants-patent-NECK-TATTOO-doubles-microphone-make-calls-clearer-noisy-places.html
Forget Google Glass, smartwatches and even the biohacker who inserted a microchip under his skin, Motorola is hoping to trump them all with its microphone tattoo.
Forget Google Glass, smartwatches and even the biohacker who inserted a microchip under his skin, Motorola is hoping to trump them all with its microphone tattoo.
According to a patent filed by the Google-owned
phone maker, the tattoo would be placed onto a person’s throat and pick sounds
created by their voice.
If the user is making a phone call, the tattoo would
then send these sounds wirelessly to the smartphone and the caller.
According to the patent submitted by Motorola, an
electronic tattoo, illustration pictured, could be used to read fluctuations of
muscle or tissue in the throat and register what the wearer was saying. The
tattoos would then send these sounds wirelessly over Bluetooth or NFC to a
smartphone
HOW WOULD THE TATTOO WORK?
The tattoo’s built-in microphone would pick up the
sounds made by a person’s voice by reading vibrations and fluctuations of
muscle or tissue from their voicebox.
If the user is making a phone call, the tattoo would
then send these sounds wirelessly to the smartphone, and the caller.
Motorola said the tattoo would either contain a
battery that ‘may or may not be rechargeable’, or alternatively, could be
powered by an NFC or Bluetooth charging device.
The patent added: ‘it is contemplated the
electronic tattoo can also be applied to an animal.’
The patent is called ‘Coupling an electronic skin tattoo
to a mobile communication device’ and was originally filed in May last year.
Throughout the patent, Motorola calls the device
‘electronic tattoo 110’ and said it would ‘comprise audio circuitry that
enables reception of acoustic signals from a person's throat’.
Put simply, the tattoo’s built-in microphone could
pick up the sounds made by a person’s voice by reading vibrations and
fluctuations of muscle or tissue from their voicebox.
It continues that the tattoo would either contain a
battery that ‘may or may not be rechargeable’, or alternatively, could be
powered by an NFC or Bluetooth charging device.
The patent addedsaid: ‘it is contemplated that the
electronic tattoo 110 can also be applied to an animal as well.’
Motorola is set to release its new Moto G handset on
13 November, a leaked image of the phone is pictured, and some analysts believe
the software may be updated to work with devices such as the neck tattoo. A
release date for the tattoo has not been announced
Explaining the reason behind the plans, Motorola
said: 'Mobile communication devices are often operated in noisy environments.
'Large stadiums, busy streets, restaurants, and
emergency situations can be extremely loud and include varying frequencies of
acoustic noise.
'Communication can reasonably be improved and even
enhanced with a method and system for reducing the acoustic noise in such
environments and contexts.'
Motorola is set to release its new Moto G handset on
13 November and some analysts believe the software may be updated to work with
devices such as the neck tattoo, yet a release date for the tattoo has not been
announced.
As with all patents, the submission doesn't
guarantee the technology will ever be available.
Motorola announced in May this year it was looking
to replace traditional passwords with electronic tattoos or authentication
pills that people swallow.
The neck tattoo isn't the first time Motorola has
discussed the wearable technology. Motorola's senior vice president of advance
research Regina Dugan, showed off an electronic tattoo at the D11 conference in
May, pictured, designed as an alternative to traditional passwords
Speaking at the D11 conference, Motorola's senior
vice president of advance research Regina Dugan showed off a tattoo, developed
by Massachusetts-based engineering firm MC10, that contains flexible electronic
circuits attached to the wearer's skin.
She claimed these circuits, which also contain
antennae and built-in sensors, could be adapted to work with mobile phones and
tablets.
The mobile devices could then be used to confirm the
owner's identity and log them in to accounts automatically.
This would prevent thieves and other people from
being able to access a phone, or individual apps on the device, if it is stolen
or lost.
Another password-alternative presented by Motorola
at the Wall Street Journal's D11 conference was the 'vitamin authentication
pill'. It contains a computer chip that creates an 18-bit signal when
swallowed. Motorola is testing whether this signal can 'talk' to mobile phones
and be used to authenticate a wearer's identity
Another idea presented during the keynote talk at
the Wall Street Journal conference was a swallowable pill.
The Proteus Digital Health pill has already been
approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and was given European
regulatory approval in 2010.
It contains a computer chip that can be powered like
a battery using the acid in the wearer's stomach.
Once swallowed the 'vitamin authentication pill'
creates an 18-bit ECG-like signal inside the wearer's body that can be picked
up by mobile devices and authentication hardware outside.
This could be used verify the wearer is the correct
owner of the device or account.
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