Image Recognition
Apple has patented a new vision system assembly framework that is ostensibly designed to make Face ID more consistent. Apple has previously received patents for a Face ID system that would be able to identify partial faces, and another for a system that would use heat maps to identify people wearing masks. Apple has also filed a patent application for an enhanced version of Face ID that would supplement facial recognition with vein biometrics. The vision system assembly is one of 57 new Apple patents awarded by the US Patent and Trademark Office. Apple is currently facing a lawsuit from CPC Patent Technologies, which alleges that Apple’s Face ID and Touch ID systems violate some patents that CPC acquired in 2019.