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February 7, 2013 07:09 pm GMT

Apple Patents Image Identification Unlocking Method For iPhones And Macs

Apple buys AuthenTecApple had a new patent application published by the USPTO today, describing an unlocking method for digital devices that uses image identification to properly recognize an authorized user. The system would present a user with photographs from their iPhoto or iCloud collections, and then ask them to identify who or what the subject is in order to unlock the device. The item in question could also be an object or series of images.

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