Sep 04

Google wins face-to-unlock for multiple users patent, makes us hungry for Android support

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Google wins facetounlock for multiple users

Google has won a face-to-unlock patent that seems to let multiple users share one “computing device.” Point your face at the built-in camera, and you’ll be allowed access to your personal profile — and when it’s time to move, someone else can do the same to take your place. While there’s no connection to a real-world product and relates more to biometric ID than consumer technology, it does tickle hopes that we could see the feature included alongside official multi-user support in a future iteration of Android.

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Google wins face-to-unlock for multiple users patent, makes us hungry for Android support originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 04 Sep 2012 19:48:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Aug 14

Google’s smartphone patent doesn’t mind which end you talk into

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Googles smartphone patent doesnt mind which end you talk into

The rectangular, predominantly symmetrical nature of most smartphones means if you’re not looking, you might find you’re holding the handset the wrong way around when a call comes in. Google’s most recently awarded patent may seek to end your orientation confusion by adding a microphone and speaker at both ends of the device. That way, when you pick it up to answer a call, it’ll determine which way you’re holding it and select the microphone and speaker accordingly. Then again, this is a patent filing, so it’s just as likely to wind up lining the bottom of a Mountain View engineer’s drawer.

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