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Apple has an idea for futuristic headphones that could make it feel like people are in the room with you during phone calls

for headphones that could make group phone calls feel much more natural by virtually placing the voices of callers in the room around you. , is called "Intelligent augmented audio conference calling using headphones." The calling system described in the document would be able to pinpoint the location of a caller in a conference room, and then create a "virtual room" based on the listener's current environment.

The goal of the technology, according to the patent, is to make it easier to identify the person speaking on a conference call. A drawing accompanying the patent shows a listener wearing over-the-ear headphones while participating in a conference call.Apple often files patents for new technologies, regardless of whether or not they ever result in future products. While it's highly unlikely we'll see new headphones from Apple that can spatially position audio signals in the room around you, the document does provide further evidence of Apple's interest in augmented reality technology.

 

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Dumb, gaming industry has been doung this for years. Apple is a patent troll at this point

You said..feel like...? Does it tickle you ...? 🌝

I, for one, am perfectly happy feeling like the people on the phone are in a room far, far away from me.

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