Apple brings Siri to Mac computers

Apple's latest patent shows that the famous iOS virtual assistant will soon set foot on MacBook, Mac Pro and iMac machines.

A 92-page patent application from Apple called " Smart Virtual Desktop Assistant " has been announced today by the US Patent and Trademark Office ( USPTO ) today ( August 8). ). The patent content describes how to apply Siri technology from iOS to Macs to help Mac OS X become "smarter" than it is today.

Apple's new patent will allow natural language commands for Mac computers without the use of a mouse, keyboard or screen. Apple's technology will also collect external data and environmental factors to determine exactly what actions to take.

Launched in 2011, Siri quickly attracted a lot of user attention and then opened the race for virtual assistant on mobile. However, Siri has been criticized by many because of its limited features and can only use information from Google and Wikipedia , Siri also works only on iOS. In recent years, Apple has continuously improved its virtual assistant to launch more useful features.

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According to Apple's patent, Siri version on Mac OS X is started by opening the corresponding application or issuing a voice command directly. Like the Siri version on iOS, the Mac version will query information from the Apple server after receiving commands from users.

Thanks to the superior power of Mac computers compared to iPhone / iPad, Siri on Mac OS X can perform more tasks: create multiple folders at the same time, insert multiple photos into a text file . Apple's idea this time is to help Siri become so smart that it can perform all user tasks, no matter how complicated this task is.

However, the iFan should not be happy too soon with this patent. Like many other companies, Apple always learns (and registers) breakthrough technologies, but the time it takes to apply them to end products can be several years or . never.

Anyway, in the context of the PC market is slumping, Macs are still growing impressively. Will Apple implement the "Siri on Mac" idea to rise to the top of Lenovo and HP? The answer will probably come next year, at the WWDC 2015 event.