To date, the voice commands are an integral part of the operating system Android. Google provides a tight integration of voice commands with its search engine and service Google Now. Also control "smart" watch on the platform Android Wear involves frequent "communication" with the device. One of the recent Google patent describes a whole new level of interaction between the user and the system.
To get started in the patent describes features that are familiar with the latest smartphone of Motorola - a permanent member to listen for commands with multiple microphones, which help the machine to locate the necessary sources of voice and ignore the party. However, later in the description of the patent begins the process of monitoring the user via the camera.
We have already seen a similar function in smartphones Samsung, but it seems that Google is much more ambitious goals. The search giant plans based camera tracking to provide the user a large amount of useful information. With this technology, Google wants to recognize people, to determine the identity on the basis of lip movement and acoustic characteristics of voice. The data will be stored in a profile person. For example, the user information will be used to provide the most relevant content for it: actions and activities in social networks, profession, user preferences, current location and other. To date, Google search has already keeps all this information to improve the performance and functionality, but the company is looking for new ways to develop this system. It is worth noting that the user will be able to enable or disable the collection of data about him and others. And all the information collected will be anonymous and will not be used by third parties.
Google will be able to implement this new technology in Android TV and Android Auto. As expected, in the working conditions of these platforms will be constantly around a few people, so the system can track the desired user with a camera and take commands only from him.
It is unknown when Google plans to use a new feature for tracking users, to provide a new level of providing useful information.