Apple watches have the Walkie-Talkie app to automatically get in touch with your contacts. A similar feature came to HomePods a few months ago. This function enabled the contact between different HomePods at the same location. The mechanism is very similar to intercoms, which is why the tool was named as Intercom. By following in the footsteps of Apple Watch and HomePod, you will likely be Apple brings intercom function to AirPods thanks to a patent published a few days ago by the US Patent and Trademark Office.
Intercom inside AirPods, a feasible possibility
A wireless communication device establishes voice communication between a supported user and a selected remote device that supports another user over a point-to-point wireless ad hoc network link. […] The selection can be based on the user’s interaction with the device specified by the particular remote device. User interaction may include interaction with a graphical representation of the particular remote device displayed on a graphical user interface.
This is the basic description of patent 16/908552 filed by Apple with the US Patent and Trademark Office. Under the name of point-to-point communication system
The patent shows how there are situations in which two interlocutors have problems during a conversation. Sometimes there is ambient noise or due to external circumstances, these people have to maintain a certain safe distance. Th is is why Apple believes that a system allow communication between interlocutors
Associated article:
IOS 14.3 beta reveals AirPods Studio’s iconic design
The operation of the tool would be simple and the graphical interface presented is similar to how to share files in AirDrop. While it’s true that Apple subtly criticizes the time we invest in calling a user, it’s also true that it ensures that such a feature is needed in people’s lives. However, we can not guarantee that this function will happen permanently since patents are registered but may never see the light of day.
