Apple patent describes automated locking/unlocking of devices using facial recognition
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Facial recognition used to unlock our smartphone isn’t exactly considered new technology, but a recent patent granted to Apple has revealed the Cupertino’s rather unique take on facial detection. When Google announced Android 4.0 ICS, one of its features was the ability to unlock the phone via facial recognition. Granted it was circumvented by showing a photograph of the user, the point is that this isn’t new. However Apple’s patent has suggested that not only can facial recognition be used to unlock phones, but it can be used to lock them as well. (more…)
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