Thursday, October 13, 2016

The new generation of Apple Watch will be taught to recognize the pulse for the owner

Apple has always tried to make their devices as much as possible protected from prying eyes. One of 

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the first to introduce the fashion of a fingerprint reader, an integrated module in the iPhone 5s in 2013. Provided for unlocking the Mac with the help of smart watches Apple Watch.
And now in a tight and came to the issue of security very wearable accessory. To date, protection of smart watches Apple Watch includes the need to enter a PIN code each time after removing the device from the hands of the owner. But Apple is planning to go even further.
The company's plans - the identification of the owner of the smart watch on the pulse.
The new Apple patent application describes the principles of the identification of the owner with the help of the built-in heart rate sensor smart watch. Biometric authentication - one of the most reliable methods of protection. Collecting data on the amount of oxygen in the blood, the engineers plan to build a software comparison algorithm with the owner's testimony.
To date, no one on the market hours Apple Watch is not equipped with a sensor capable of measuring the level of oxygen in the blood. But the most interesting thing is that at the hardware level as possible. Apple software simply limited this possibility in hours to avoid falling under the category of "medical devices".
Patent application №20160296142 only was today registered US Patent and Trademark Office and it seems that this time the development has the potential to not go on indefinitely.

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