Comments ? – Thanks , Plank ( Big fan of your posts , and contributions to this board as well)

I like the future direction of Smart Phones , and how are patents may assist.

The Moto X, however, makes a completely different assumption: that the user benefits if the data is processed in some way. Your location and the speed you’re traveling are of more use if they help your phone understand you’re in a car, on a journey, and perhaps don’t want the full flood of notifications to come through. Your calendar works better if Google Now can offer directions based on the appointments listed in it, and your phone knows when to pipe down because you might not want it to ring.

Has Motorola got it right? The Moto X is a first-generation product, so the answer to that is probably no, not yet. There’s still a long way to go before the masses of information we share about ourselves, across multiple platforms, is being intelligently and beneficially parsed.

Still, for all its on-paper shortcomings, the Moto X leaves me hopeful that we’re at the threshold of a new age of context awareness.Pure hardware taking a backseat and meaningful analysis shifting instead to the fore. Devices that are helpful, rather than just handy. The Moto X may not end up being the star of this new generation of truly “smart” phones, but it’s the handset that opens the door.

.... and speaking more of the concerns - of mobile security ( regarding the term finger prints & signatures &authentications ).

http://www.zdnet.com/motorola-unveils-one-tap-youre-in-authentication-to-moto-x-smartphone-7000019505/

Motorola unveils one-tap-you're-in authentication to Moto X smartphone

Summary: Moto X, the first Google phone, shows one step along the search giant's authentication strategy

http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/motorolas-moto-skip-rethinks-phone-passwords-speeding-log/story?id=19981941

Apple is expected to address the issue directly in the hardware of the next iPhone. According to reports, the next iPhone -- likely called the iPhone 5S -- will have a fingerprint sensor built into the home button of the phone. It would presumably work similarly to fingerprint sensors on laptops -- after you register your print with the phone, when you tap on it you will be allowed to access the software. iOS 7, the next version of the software for the iPhone, also has a feature which requires a user to sign in with their Apple ID when the phone has been reset.

Security experts say that while these different forms of authentication are great, there is still a need for multiple forms of authentication. "Any tool that makes things more convenient but also adds additional authentication is a good thing," McAfee security expert Robert Siciliano told ABC News. "These are little computers now-- they have tons of personal information."

n I believe are Companies Patents are so, well aligned with the future direction of smart phones – and that Lightening will finally … Strike!!