Apple has filled a presence detection patent with the US Patent & Trademark Office, this new patent filling by Apple reveals the next Gen iDevice security.
The Problems of Face Recognition Apple Seeks to Solve
Most face recognition systems fall into one of two categories. A first category system tends to be robust and could tackle various lighting conditions, orientations, scale and the like, and tends to be computationally expensive. A second category system is specialized for security-type applications and could work under controlled lighting conditions.
The iOS Device Acknowledging Presence
Apple’s patent FIG. 1 shown below illustrates an iPhone with its face side camera sitting in a dock. The iPhone could be turned off while the camera could remain on. Panel 100 shows a potential user who is approaching the iOS device sitting in its dock. In response to the iPhone detecting (120) that the potential user has stopped in front of its face side camera, the iPhone will be able to transition to a new state (shown in patent point 102′) to acknowledge the presence and attention of the potential user.
This article describes a small part of the technology that FastAccess has used since we innovated this type of face recognition in 2006. At CES 2012, we will demonstrate FastAccess Anywhere – for mobile. Using patent pending technology, we have optimized it to recognize faces in real-world mobile conditions. Our tech is highly resistant to photo and video of an enrolled person’s face. sensiblevision.com/faa
Amazing! Thanks for the heads up.