Apple Siri new patent: training to "read" lips with the help of AirPods motion sensor

CTOnews.com, August 4 (Xinhua)-- Siri uses "motion data" to read users' lips, according to a patent filed by Apple in January.

Apple's existing Siri relies mainly on loudspeakers, which can be executed after hearing voice commands such as "Hey Siri", "Skip" or "Next Song".

Apple outlines a new monitoring method in its patent, saying that sound is vulnerable to interference such as background sound, and hopes to record subtle facial movements through the AirPods's built-in gyroscope or accelerometer, which can not only reduce power consumption and processing burden, but also improve accuracy.

Apple says it records the movement of the mouth, neck or head through motion sensors such as accelerometers and gyroscopes, and uses algorithms to "read" the user's lips.

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