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Google Awarded Face-To-Unlock Patent

Posted by Soulskill on from the slam-your-face-into-it-until-it-unlocks dept.

An anonymous reader writes "CNet reports that Google was awarded a patent yesterday for logging into a computing device using face recognition (8,261,090). 'In order for the technology to work, Google's patent requires a camera that can identify a person's face. If that face matches a "predetermined identity," then the person is logged into the respective device. If multiple people want to access a computer, the next person would get in front of the camera, and the device's software would automatically transition to the new user's profile. ... Interestingly, Apple last year filed for a patent related to facial recognition similar to what Google is describing in its own service. That technology would recognize a person's face and use that as the authentication needed to access user profiles or other important information.'"

6 of 194 comments (clear)

  1. Amazing by Dan+East · · Score: 5, Funny

    Only muiltibillion dollar companies like Google and Apple could come up with such original, clever, and non-obvious uses for existing technologies such as this. Facial recognition?? Whoduthunkit? Logging in? Never tried that before, but it sure sounds neat.

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  2. Cease and desist by puddingebola · · Score: 5, Funny

    This story has been posted in violation of my patent 9336.121.354 (European Union patent 983123.4120.123.31234.412), patent on the posting of information on patents using patented or nonpatented electronic devices. I will settle for the sum of $54.24 or a used Samsung Galaxy SII. Also, please see my earlier post regarding your violation of patent regarding the posting of stories over the Web regarding patents.

  3. Re:My lenovo laptop by Scragglykat · · Score: 5, Funny

    Prior art is too confusing and will only slow everyone down, therefore you must throw it out!

  4. Re:Good facial recognition by TheGratefulNet · · Score: 5, Funny

    blink to login. ok.

    but to get to root, you have to do a full sneeze. and I can't always do that on command.

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  5. Re:Good facial recognition by icebike · · Score: 3, Funny

    I swear to god, sometimes Slashdotters come off sounding like a bunch of gimps.

    Wait, Gimp now has facial recognition too?
    He said gimp!, right? I read it on the intertubes!

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  6. Re:Good facial recognition by K.+S.+Kyosuke · · Score: 3, Funny

    Don't Blink. Don't even blink!

    He said "Jelly Bean", not "Jelly Baby".

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