“On April 17, 2014, the US Patent & Trademark Office published two new biometric related patent applications from Apple,” Jack Purcher reports for Patently Apple. “While one invention delves into various methods that Apple’s Touch ID may be using today or could be using in the future, the other introduces us to a new and unique anti-spoofing measure that they aptly call the ‘Doodle’ mode that could be used with the iPhone and/or future Macs.”
“Two new Apple inventions have come to light today. Apple’s first invention generally related to the field of electronics, and, more particularly, to the field of finger biometric sensors, and associated manufacturing methods. The invention is to provide a finger biometric sensor with power control and/or feedback features,” Purcher reports. “In a second fingerprint patent application published today, Apple describes a ‘doodle’ mode.”
Purcher reports, “Apple further notes that the collection of the finger data from the user’s finger for the purposes of matching and/or enrollment may be transparent to the user while the user doodles. The ‘doodle’ method, according to Apple, may also be considered for use in a ‘game.'”
Read more, and see Apple’s patent application illustrations, in the full article here.
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The game that is in the forefront for this application is called Hung the guugle duudle.
A variation of Hangman that works on every right gesture you make, a google like doodle appears to be until the final image display’s the doodle being hang.
The doodle then violently shakes about before the home screen of your Igadget is revealed.
You heard it here first folks!!!
appears to be hung!
Maybe I should go hibernate even if summer is round the corner!