Patent and Trademark United States on Tuesday granted Apple a patent for another intellectual technology for use in smartphones iPhone. We are talking about a document under the number 8552859, which describes the operation of the adaptive system alert device according to the surrounding conditions.
Pat "self-adapting system alerts" says that the iPhone will be able to independently adjust the volume, for example, in situations where the smart phone is just lying on the table, or the user device attached to his ear. Implementation of this technology provides for the automatic inclusion of a speakerphone, setting the volume level, activation vybrovyzova.
Potential application of the technology is the realization of the automatic ring volume adjustment depending on ambient conditions. For example, if the owner of the iPhone is in a noisy place - at a party or a concert - the phone will automatically add the sound, and in a quiet room, on the contrary, reduce to a comfortable level. The same applies to situations when a user places a smartphone in a pocket or bag.
Apple filed a patent application in 2011. Described the development of functioning on the basis of built-in sensors iPhone - microphone, proximity sensor and light, accelerometer, gyroscope, and others.
On the timing of the practical implementation of the technology described in the patent are not reported.