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US 12,406,490 B2Granted
Personal computing device control using face detection and recognition
AssigneeApple Inc.
InventorsJeff Gonion, Duncan Robert Kerr
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Abstract
Systems and methods are provided for control of a personal computing device based on user face detection and recognition techniques.
Claims27
A computing device, comprising:
- one or more sensors;
- one or more input devices;
- one or more processors;
- and
- memory storing one or more programs configured to be executed by the one or more processors, the one or more programs including instructions for:
- detecting, via the one or more sensors, first sensor data;
- in response to a determination that the first sensor data corresponds to a face of a user authorized to access a first function of the computing device, providing access to the first function of the computing device;
- after providing access to the first function of the computing device and while access to the first function of the computing device is available:
- detecting, via the one or more sensors, second sensor data;
- and
- receiving, via the one or more input devices, a request to access a second function of the computing device that is different from the first function;
- and
- in response to receiving the request to access the second function of the computing device:
- in accordance with a determination that the second sensor data is of a user authorized to access the second function of the computing device, providing access to the second function of the computing device, wherein the second sensor data corresponds to the face of the user authorized to access the first function of the computing device;
- and
- in accordance with a determination that the second sensor data is of a user not authorized to access the second function the computing device, forgoing providing access to the second function of the computing device.
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A method, comprising:
- at a computing device with one or more sensors and one or more input devices:
- detecting, via the one or more sensors, first sensor data;
- in response to a determination that the first sensor data corresponds to a face of a user authorized to access a first function of the computing device, providing access to the first function of the computing device;
- after providing access to the first function of the computing device and while access to the first function of the computing device is available:
- detecting, via the one or more sensors, second sensor data;
- and
- receiving, via the one or more input devices, a request to access a second function of the computing device that is different from the first function;
- and
- in response to receiving the request to access the second function of the computing device:
- in accordance with a determination that the second sensor data is of a user authorized to access the second function of the computing device, providing access to the second function of the computing device, wherein the second sensor data corresponds to the face of the user authorized to access the first function of the computing device;
- and
- in accordance with a determination that the second sensor data is of a user not authorized to access the second function the computing device, forgoing providing access to the second function of the computing device.
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A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing one or more programs configured to executed by one or more processors of a computing device with one or more sensors and one or more input devices, the one or more programs including instructions for:
- detecting, via the one or more sensors, first sensor data;
- in response to a determination that the first sensor data corresponds to a face of a user authorized to access a first function of the computing device, providing access to the first function of the computing device;
- after providing access to the first function of the computing device and while access to the first function of the computing device is available:
- detecting, via the one or more sensors, second sensor data;
- and
- receiving, via the one or more input devices, a request to access a second function of the computing device that is different from the first function;
- and
- in response to receiving the request to access the second function of the computing device:
- in accordance with a determination that the second sensor data is of a user authorized to access the second function of the computing device, providing access to the second function of the computing device, wherein the second sensor data corresponds to the face of the user authorized to access the first function of the computing device;
- and
- in accordance with a determination that the second sensor data is of a user not authorized to access the second function the computing device, forgoing providing access to the second function of the computing device.
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