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Apple Inc. Biometrics News
Apple patents in-display acoustic fingerprint biometric technology for Touch ID alternative
Apple has been granted a patent for a possible alternative Touch ID biometric fingerprint technology for device user authentication, Patently…
| Apr 23, 2019 | Apple sued as teen blames facial biometrics for alleged false arrestA student in New York is suing Apple after being arrested for theft, which he says is due to a… |
| Apr 15, 2019 | Apple patent filing describes Face ID and other biometrics on MacBooksThe European Patent Office has published a patent application from Apple to extend its claims for the Touch Bar feature… |
| Mar 27, 2019 | Apple Card secures payments with smartphone biometrics as Mastercard plans for digital trustApple has announced a new digital-first credit card built into the iPhone Wallet app with a range of security and… |
| Mar 14, 2019 | Patent filings show fingerprint sensor under Windows key and vein biometrics for Face IDA pair of patent applications from Apple and Microsoft have been published, showing a system for adding vein recognition to… |
| Mar 5, 2019 | Patents acquired by Apple could be used for continuous biometric authenticationIntellectual property previously owned by shuttered home security camera company Lighthouse has been reassigned to Apple by the U.S. Patent… |
| Feb 12, 2019 | Apple patent application outlines biometric vehicle unlock systemA newly published Apple patent application reported by CNET describes a system where a vehicle can be unlocked using mobile… |
| Feb 11, 2019 | Patent application suggests next HomePod could feature Face ID and 3D hand gesturesAn Apple patent application published last month indicates that future HomePods could feature support for biometric facial and 3D gesture… |
| Feb 8, 2019 | Original Face ID patent applications publishedA series of patent applications related to the iPhone X have been published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office,… |
| Feb 6, 2019 | Touch ID may return to iPhones under full display for dual biometricsTouch ID may be returning to iPhones with an ultrasonic fingerprint sensing area covering the whole display, according to a… |
| Feb 5, 2019 | Smartphone facial recognition parts makers lower revenue guidanceSmartphone part suppliers ams, Lumentum, and Infineon Technologies have joined the ranks of companies cautioning investors that profits from the… |
| Jan 31, 2019 | Apple to upgrade Face ID and add depth-sensing distance for AR on new iPhonesThe next generation of iPhones will feature a new 3D camera with a range of up to 15 feet to… |
| Jan 9, 2019 | ams develops dual optical sensor for under-display 3D facial biometricsApple’s optical sensor supplier ams has launched a dual RGB light and infrared (IR) proximity sensor IC (integrated circuit) that… |
| Jan 4, 2019 | Apple patent application suggests skin texture pattern for biometric authenticationApple engineers may have invented a new form of biometric authentication based on skin texture patterns as part of a… |
| Jan 4, 2019 | Black Hat presentation on spoofing Face ID cancelled over incomplete researchA presentation on defeating Apple’s Face ID biometrics scheduled for Black Hat Asia in March has been cancelled after the… |
| Dec 17, 2018 | Apple patents describe dual biometric iPhones and numerous Face ID usesA pair of patents applications filed by Apple have been published by the European Patent Office, describing numerous uses of… |
| Dec 4, 2018 | Bogus fitness apps leverage biometrics to steal money from iOS usersMultiple apps recently banned from the Apple App Store stole money from iOS users by activating a payment mechanism while… |
| Dec 3, 2018 | Patent filing details iPhone switch from home button with fingerprint sensor to gestures and Face IDA recently published patent filing by Apple in Europe covers the transition the company made to replace the traditional home… |
| Nov 29, 2018 | Sensor suppliers for Apple and Samsung could provide in-display biometric tech for iPadsProminent Samsung and Apple devices could soon have the same fingerprint sensor manufacturers, as details have emerged about the relationship… |
| Nov 12, 2018 | Face ID component maker acquired by II-VI for $3.2MOptical products maker II-VI Inc. has reached a deal to acquire Finisar Corp., which makes vertical-cavity surface-emitting (VCSEL) laser components… |
Apple Inc. Industry Insights
Apple’s age verification move is bigger than it looks
By Henry Patishman, Executive Vice President Identity Verification Solutions, Regula Apple has introduced age checks for iCloud users in the…
