You Better Recognize! - Apple (AAPL), to Its Devices
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Hate having to take that 1 to 2 seconds unlocking your smartphone by sliding over a bar on a screen or maybe typing in a password? Us, too.
But in the future, you may not have to. Apple (Nasdaq: AAPL) wants to make sure of it.
According to a patent filed with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office earlier this week, Apple has plans for facial and presence recognition. What this means is iPhone or iPad users will be able to simply walk up to an Apple device to unlock it.
Implications might mean awesome things for multiple users. On an iPad, for instance, a mere glance will have the device setting up user-specific preferences.
Save for an ironic "Face Off" scenario, this is a whole new level of security which is, if anything, certainly more comfortable than a retina scan. Retinal scan, no matter how cool fans might initially think it could be, would probably be a little much anyways.
The system will also be able to handle lighting issues quickly. This will make it friendly in most environments (including in da' club!).
Google (Nasdaq: GOOG) released a similar feature this month on the Samsung Galaxy Nexus. Critics, however, suggest the recognition software is able to be fooled with something as simple as a picture.
Maybe Apple would do something similar to Microsoft's (Nasdaq: MSFT) Kinect which uses infrared recognition as well, so a mask or photo wouldn't work.
Should Apple be able to make this thing work effectively, the licensing to others would bring in an extra set of revenue. While probably not adding significantly to the company's top-line result, Apple standardizing the technology could cause more loyalty amongst the already-worldwide hordes of fans.
But in the future, you may not have to. Apple (Nasdaq: AAPL) wants to make sure of it.
According to a patent filed with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office earlier this week, Apple has plans for facial and presence recognition. What this means is iPhone or iPad users will be able to simply walk up to an Apple device to unlock it.
Implications might mean awesome things for multiple users. On an iPad, for instance, a mere glance will have the device setting up user-specific preferences.
Save for an ironic "Face Off" scenario, this is a whole new level of security which is, if anything, certainly more comfortable than a retina scan. Retinal scan, no matter how cool fans might initially think it could be, would probably be a little much anyways.
The system will also be able to handle lighting issues quickly. This will make it friendly in most environments (including in da' club!).
Google (Nasdaq: GOOG) released a similar feature this month on the Samsung Galaxy Nexus. Critics, however, suggest the recognition software is able to be fooled with something as simple as a picture.
Maybe Apple would do something similar to Microsoft's (Nasdaq: MSFT) Kinect which uses infrared recognition as well, so a mask or photo wouldn't work.
Should Apple be able to make this thing work effectively, the licensing to others would bring in an extra set of revenue. While probably not adding significantly to the company's top-line result, Apple standardizing the technology could cause more loyalty amongst the already-worldwide hordes of fans.
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