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Samsung Hints At Smartwatch That Scans Veins To Verify Identity by imtech(m): 5:07pm On Feb 08, 2016 |
Until now, we have seen several ways tech
companies have made their smart devices
capable of recognising users, from face
recognition, fingerprint sensors, voice
recognition, and even iris scanners. Now a
newly published patent suggests Samsung to
go even deeper inside a human body for
recognition. The patent hints towards a future
smartwatch that could use our veins for
identity verification.
In the patent published by the USPTO titled
"Wearable Device and Method of Operating
the Same", the company describes a method
to identify users that takes a scan of the
registered user's vein layout, and then
compares it to the layout of the person trying
to authenticate themselves in the future.
"A wearable device comprising: a sensor
configured to capture a vein image of a user;
and a processor configured to: in response to
a function or an application being selected by
the user, control the sensor to capture the
vein image of the user wearing the wearable
device; identify the user by comparing the
captured vein image with at least one
registered vein image; and in response to
determining that the identified user has an
execution authority for the selected function
or application, execute the function or the
application," says the patent, which was filed
in July last year.
As with all patents, it is not necessary that
the company granted the patent will use the
technology in an actual production device. So,
while we may never see Samsung bring the
vein scanning functionality to future
smartwatches, we at least know the
technologies the company is exploring.
In December, a patent published by the
USPTO hinted that the company might be
working on a smart ring under its wearables
segment. The patent describes how the ring
will work and what functions it might carry.
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Re: Samsung Hints At Smartwatch That Scans Veins To Verify Identity by Eebrahym(m): 5:09pm On Feb 08, 2016 |
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