Apple has patented a smart fire and smoke detection system for its devices, which will notify the user and concerned about the fire service. It is assumed that a compact smoke sensor will be placed in speaker or microphone, and sensing the smoke, a special program will inform about the danger to the owner and activates the extinguishing system, AppleInsider reports.

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Apple has patented a smart fire and smoke detection system for its devices, which will notify the user and concerned about the fire service. It is assumed that a compact smoke sensor will be placed in speaker or microphone, and sensing the smoke, a special program will inform about the danger to the owner and activates the extinguishing system, AppleInsider reports.

in addition, the system can send the message to the service rescue address of the fire, the data on the position of the device. Also Apple gadgets will be able to determine whether some of the people nearby to alert rescuers, and they were able to draw up a programme of evacuation.

Concrete plans for implementation of technology yet. But as the company aggressively taking root in the home automation space, you can not be surprised, if the system still will materialize.