智能系統還能照顧孩子
Google has revealed plans for a 'remote babysitter' service that uses cameras and motion sensors to alert parents when their child is in danger.
谷歌近日發佈計劃，將研發“遠程嬰兒監控器”。當嬰兒遇到危險時，通過攝像頭和運動傳感器警示家長。The smart home system would use a series of sensors to tell if an infant has been left alone for more than 10 minutes, and then send a text or email to parents.
這個智能系統將用一系列傳感器判斷嬰兒是否獨自待着超過十分鐘，然後給家長髮短信或郵件。It would use its sensors to shut off plug sockets when a child gets near, and lock digital doors to prevent them from escaping a room, according to the patent.
監控器的專利說，該系統它能在小孩接近插座時關閉插座，小孩出房間前就能提前鎖住門上的電子鎖。
Other features include blinking lights and audio warnings such as: 'Toddler unattended' in a certain room, 'Your child is approaching an electrical outlet,' and 'Your child is alone for 10 minutes.'
監控器的其他功能還包括在房間裏閃燈、發出警告，如：“小孩無人看管”“小孩正在接近電源”“小孩已經十分鐘沒人看管了”。'Typically these hazards are avoided by not leaving children unattended in the first place,' the firm wrote in its patent.
專利中還寫到：“通常只要有人能看管小孩，這些險情都能避免。”'However, there may be situations where children are left unattended within the home due to circumstances beyond a parent or guardian's control.
“但是，也可能孩子在家中無人看管是因爲家長或監護人無力及此。”
'In these situations, the parent or guardian may not have had the opportunity to make safe those potentially hazardous elements, thus putting the unattended children at risk.'
“這時家長和監護人可能就不能確保孩子的安全，孩子沒人看管，潛在的威脅又那麼多，孩子的處境並不安全。”Each feature could be controlled by Google's 'Home' mini-speaker, according to the Evening Standard.
《標準晚報》（ Evening Standard）報道，谷歌的迷你對話機“家”能控制所有功能。It would be designed to give parents peace of mind when leaving their child in another room or with an inexperienced babysitter.
這個監控器是爲了讓家長可以在孩子在另外的屋子裏或者沒經驗的保姆照顧孩子時放心一些。Google has said there is no guarantee it will market the technology.
谷歌方面不確定會不會上市這款監視器。'We hold patents on a variety of ideas – some of those ideas later mature into real products or services, some don't,' a spokesperson said.
發言人說：“我們申請專利有很多原因，有些可能真的會做成產品，提供服務，有些不會變現。”'Prospective product announcements should not necessarily be inferred from our patents.'
“有前景的產品當然不會止步於專利。”
