“Future iPhones could be thinner and more secure thanks to technology outlined in two unique proposed inventions from Apple, covering adaptive security profiles and a new type of split-sensor camera,” AppleInsider reports.
“The first application published Thursday by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, entitled ‘Electronic device with two image sensors,’ details a camera comprised of two distinct sensors: one sensor would capture luma, or brightness, data, while the other could capture chroma, or color, information,” AppleInsider reports. “The final image would be created by combining the data captured by each sensor… This would allow the device housing the camera to be made correspondingly thinner… Additionally, Apple says that the split design would allow for improved signal-to-noise ratio resulting in increased image quality.”
“The second application, entitled ‘Electronic devices having adaptive security profiles and methods for selecting the same,’ depicts a scenario in which a mobile device could automatically enable or disable certain security protocols depending on the device’s location,” AppleInsider reports. “For example, an iPhone could require a simple four-digit passcode while in a user’s home but insist on a fingerprint for authentication once it leaves that area.”
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