The company famous for taking moon shots at the technology—Google, is yet again coming up with a device which seems to be straight from science fiction. Google's Motorola Mobility in a recent filing with the US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has come up with a "system and method" to tattoo a mobile-device microphone with lie-detector circuitry onto the users’ throat, reports The Register.
The device comes with the dual functionality, one which cut downs the background noise and help to carry on a clear conversation in noisy environments just by plastering the device on your throat and the other— its use as lie detector. While its ability to catch voice directly from your throat makes a lot of sense but its ability to detect lie may tick off the users. It is yet unclear how close Motorola is to market the device code named ‘electronic tattoo 110′ – and whether its two practical applications would be kept separate.
The device also apparently offers the ability to the users to configure it in the way to transmit commands to your phone which will be very useful when one’s hands are full. Power for the device could be supplied by a variety of methods, including "solar panel technology, capacitive technology, nanotechnology, or electro-mechanical technology."
The tattoo could also be programmed to respond to a variety of audio sources, including "a user's vocal intonation, a specific word or words, a melody, or a harmonic tone/vibration," and in response to those inputs send a variety of notifications or commands to the user's mobile device. There are some mentions about the device could also be used as a collar or band instead of a throat tattoo.
The filing also describes the electronic skin tattoo as having a display and a user interface. It may seem absurd given that we wouldn't be able to see it if it is placed on the neck.
Or it could make sense if it is meant for someone else to look at it. The display, the filing notes, could also "be selectable in a group setting, for example, where multiple users are wearing an electronic skin tattoo."
And then there's the lie-detector feature. "Optionally," the filing muses, "the electronic skin tattoo can further include a galvanic skin response detector to detect skin resistance of a user. It is contemplated that a user that may be nervous or engaging in speaking falsehoods may exhibit different galvanic skin response than a more confident, truth telling individual."
The filing also notes that "it is contemplated that the electronic tattoo can also be applied to an animal as well." Useful, perhaps, if you are very much exited to hear what your dog has to say.
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