The new patent shows that Apple may be working on a technology that can scan a person's face, neck, arms, legs, in short, their entire body. The new technology, referred to as Body ID , is beyond Touch and Face ID, but can be used on any device other than the iPhone .
The company's patent application aims to analyze body sharpness based on depth maps captured with external sensors, including infrared images alongside regular photographs. Apple already uses such biometric readings using infrared images for the face, but in this patent, the same technology is used for the whole body .
biometrics,technologyworld, but what Apple proposes in this patent could give body data a whole new meaning. Apple will not only get a full image of the person's body, but will also identify and suggest a problem with a particular part of the body.
The company uses some form of machine learning to make the most efficient use of this technology.artificial intelligencewill improve the system. Apple will act with the data it collects from a group of participants for a certain period of time, but according to the patent, neither the number of participants nor the duration is certain. Of course, the more body scans done, the better.
May not be available on iPhone
On the other hand, it is not clear on which device this scanning technology, referred to as Body ID, will be used. The technology can be incorporated into an iPhone or used on another device.