El Apple Watch It is still in its first version, but it is expected that, sometime in 2016, a new model will be presented. That model could include what has been presented in a license, a system that would allow the SmartWatch adjust the sound volume of an iPhone or alert about some characteristics based on the ambient sound. This would be useful, for example, in very noisy environments, when notifications can go unnoticed, or just the opposite, when there is very little noise and it would be best if the notifications sound lower.
The patent, filed under the name of «Volume control for mobile devices using a wireless device«Describes how an Apple Watch would use its microphone to listen to ambient sound at regular intervals or after activating it to do so. The system would use the collected data to analyze the difference between the background noise and the alert volume level to adjust both in the most convenient way. On the other hand, the system also could recognize how we have saved the iPhone and modify the volume of the sound so that we could hear it better.
For example, an iPhone sends an audio signal to the Apple Watch before playing a sound. The watch analyzes the waveform signal and compares it to the stored reference from the ambient sound. At that time, the Apple Watch sends the appropriate command to increase or decrease the output volume of the iPhone. The system could also be used to filter audio signals received by voice-activated control functions, such as increase the physical distance a user could activate Siri with the command "Hey Siri."
As we always say, that a patent has been filed does not necessarily mean that we are going to see it on a product, but it does serve to know what a company is working on. But, if we look back, the iPhone 5 already included a microphone that allowed us to hear conversations better, so it should not surprise us if Apple includes what this patent describes in the future.
