Face Unlock might have been removed in the future? - Samsung Galaxy Nexus

Just read this:
http://www.patentlyapple.com/patent...sence-detection-security-for-ios-devices.html
Fruit Company applied the patent last August 2010, long before ICS was released.
What would happen if this patent granted?
Note that prior art won't save Google, because the change to first to patent :
http://www.iplawalert.com/2011/09/a...-introduces-firsttofile-to-the-united-states/
F*ck, I hate this patent thing especially done by this Fruit Company!
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No, Google would have to be copying it exactly the way Apple does it. Apple is talking about 3D stuff.
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Chill. Just chill. Its not as serious as you think.

It would be completely ridiculous if the fruit company were awarded that patent since patents are only supposed to be awarded for the non-obvious. This kind of implementation has long been obvious since bio-metric technology has been around for over a decade. This is just one spin / flavor of that.

Patent and copyright law is killing the US... just plain stupid.

face unlock is b.s. anyway. i tried it out and found there were times when it couldn't even register my face & had me enter in the password... that and yeah, it does seem to have difficulty telling if it's actually you in front of the phone or a picture of you.

voxigenboy said:
face unlock is b.s. anyway. i tried it out and found there were times when it couldn't even register my face & had me enter in the password... that and yeah, it does seem to have difficulty telling if it's actually you in front of the phone or a picture of you.
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Obviously you are doing something wrong since it works perfect every time I've used it to show off.
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lol ^
I love face unlock, but it clearly needs more refinement. I hope Google brings that soon, I'm already pretty anxious for the 4.0.3 update.

"Face Unlock might have been removed in the future?"
What?

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"Face Unlock might have been removed in the future?"
What?
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Has anyone seen John Connor?

Looks fine
http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi...
The man who created it was the one who ran PittPatt and whom Google bought. The patent was approved in 2008 and filed in 2004.

Face unlock works great for me. Just take different captures in different lighting. Unless its pitch black I haven't had it fail, wearing a hat, hoodie, or glasses.
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Resun said:
Face unlock works great for me. Just take different captures in different lighting. Unless its pitch black I haven't had it fail, wearing a hat, hoodie, or glasses.
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same as that..

I setup face unlock from my waistline so I don't have to unlock my phone like a dingbat every time.
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Face Unlock is a pretty old thing. There was computer software doing this already many years befor we had Android or iOS Devices. It's just another weird patent of Apple.
Even the way in the Apple patent to take the ratio of eyes, nose and mouth doesn't look new to me. I mean every crappy Webcam Software is doing this to recognize the parts of the face and do those weird big nose, big eyes, alien head and such effects.

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Has anyone seen John Connor?
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Haha! When I read the thread title I instantly thought of back to the future as well.

Related

Look what I just got :O

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Waiting on my tough case now.. anydayyy
My life is now complete. Thank you for keeping us informed of your purchase decisions. I will sleep better tonight knowing your screen will be protected.
tehehehehehehe
Dude you gotta give proof. not everyone can get screen protectors I doubt you even have it probably stole it off the internet.
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hmm yeah i dont believe you bro
Hold up the screenie, hold up a copy of today's NY. Times, take a picture,get a hostage. This is your mission, Good luck...
Vibrant vibrating nicely now,Kthx!
Yeah how do we know your not from the company that makes it posing as a customer? We need newspaper front pages and a piece of American gum shown in the photo. If not that at least a empty bag of fries from McDonald's.
The only thing that could be better is if you sent me one too.
samvib said:
dude you gotta give proof. Not everyone can get screen protectors i doubt you even have it probably stole it off the internet.
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that is so photoshopped
But... But.. HOW DID YOU NOTICE?!?!
I had my friend verify he couldn't see any pixels..
You sir, are an expert.
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SamVib said:
But... But.. HOW DID YOU NOTICE?!?!
I had my friend verify he couldn't see any pixels..
You sir, are an expert.
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I'm a professional screen cover photoshop detector.
It's not a ludicrous progression, but it's honest work.
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Are you f*cking serious? Your Vibrant can take pictures? Where the hell did you get that mod from?
I like this thread! Would read again. A+++++++++
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Waiting on my tough case now.. anydayyy
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A blurry picture of blackness ?
lol you guys are jokes.
This is no joke. It is no laughing matter. This is serious business. I guarantee it.
On that note, check out what I got today!
(REAL PICTURE I IS SERIUS! )
I already have my Tough Case though. I win.
OP has funny ears
rudeguy said:
OP has funny ears
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I believe those are his fingers.....
After this post, The XDA app probably forced closed from my froyo lacking Vibrant
Bragger. Not everyone can afford a readily available screen protector off of eBay. Oh wait... Yes they can. What is the point of this thread again?

[INFO] Face Recognition: 2nd security breach

Hi Guys,
As you know that the first security breach was facing a picture in front of the phone and it will unloacked!!!!
The one i found today is:
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so google how are you going to fix that???
It's not supposed to be secure. It's only as secure as slide-to-unlock.
But thanks for posting some pics of some hot twins.
You have no idea what face unlock is for apparently. Please refer to FAQ thread. This here should be locked or removed.
Tough crowd. Jeez...
kristovaher said:
You have no idea what face unlock is for apparently. Please refer to FAQ thread. This here should be locked or removed.
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GOOGLE! how you fix theeeesss?
ghost010 said:
GOOGLE! how you fix theeeesss?
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dude, that't not nice!
LOL very good...
Mmmmmm twins...
winwiz said:
dude, that't not nice!
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But ooh so funny...
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kristovaher said:
You have no idea what face unlock is for apparently. Please refer to FAQ thread. This here should be locked or removed.
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No sense of humour then?
Wow, is this for real?
Jesus christ.
kristovaher said:
You have no idea what face unlock is for apparently. Please refer to FAQ thread. This here should be locked or removed.
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No sense of satire?
NoEnd said:
so google how are you going to fix that???
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get rid of one of them ...
soooo... twins wouldn't trust each other with their phones uh ??
OP did you really expect Google to make face unlock work for a person but not their identical twin?
martonikaj said:
OP did you really expect Google to make face unlock work for a person but not their identical twin?
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Just check for a beard or lack thereof, the evil twin will have one.
Even if the phone can check the fuxkin DNA it wont't distinguish identical twins
Google have commented on this. Face unlock is a fun feature, NOT for security. This is why if you add certificates to your phone, you will no longer be able to use face unlock feature.
Man, if only the Galaxy Nexus came with a humour detection software as well as face detection software huh.
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Chrono_Tata said:
Man, if only the Galaxy Nexus came with a humour detection software as well as face detection software huh.
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Truth mate, seems xda is very lacking in fun these days
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shenye said:
Google have commented on this. Face unlock is a fun feature, NOT for security. This is why if you add certificates to your phone, you will no longer be able to use face unlock feature.
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This.
People are acting like the CIA director is going to set up his phone using face unlock then lose his phone. Some hipster will find a photo of said CIA director on his iPhone, hold it to the GNEX and cause world war III with unfettered access to highly sensitive information.
Face unlock is more of a proof of concept and a neat-o feature.
It ends there. If you need real security, this cutsie feature is not for you.
people,really?
this is a joke... sjees get some humor.

Win a FREE Laser-Etched XDA Backplate

Just FYI, we're holding a contest that may be relevant to your interests:
http://www.xda-developers.com/android/win-a-laser-etched-xda-backplate-for-your-galaxy-nexus
Good luck!
This IS relevant to my interests. Good looking out.
Cool contest. And its good to know that there is a guy that is printing custom ones. I've had some ideas running through my head that I was wondering if they could get done.
Thanks. Entered!
Can it be done with experiences of other devices too?
Can we by any chance buy one ourselves without competing?
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Razer(x) said:
Can it be done with experiences of other devices too?
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Yep, any device.
prking07 said:
Can we by any chance buy one ourselves without competing?
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Yes. Visit the GRUVER concepts link in the contest. It should be available for purchase there.
Edit: Here's the link: http://www.gruverdesigns.com/index.php?route=product/category&path=20
This contest discriminates against people like me who read instructions properly and therefore have never had a bad flashing experience!
Wouldn't a laser melt the plastic back of the GNEX? Serious question.
ericshmerick said:
Wouldn't a laser melt the plastic back of the GNEX? Serious question.
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It can if too much power is applied. In this case no. It just etches the surface.
ericshmerick said:
Wouldn't a laser melt the plastic back of the GNEX? Serious question.
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phaze one said:
It can if too much power is applied. In this case no. It just etches the surface.
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The most important part is not the amount of power (or pulse energy) but the pulse duration (you use pulsed lasers for this kind of stuff). If the pulse duration is shorter or almost as short as the heat transfer duration between the atoms/molecules, melting is not a problem any more.
The pulse is "gone" before the heat can effect the nearby matter. You will get really sharp edges.
To win this would be awesome but I've never had any problems flashing anything so "unfortunately" I can't enter the competition, on the other hand I'm fortunate to never had any devices bricked!
great
Thanks for sharing, just bad when i read the others and see i was the daftest lol.
i know it shuts on the 23rd (i think) but when will the winner be announced? i can imagine it may take a while to read all the entrys lol,
Do you know if the cdma version will work on sprints version of the phone? Planning on getting mine sunday. Unfortunetly I can't think of any good stories that surpass those. But I do have my fair share since the days of winmo.
nice. thanks for posting.
Thanks for posting! I"ll have to think of my scariest moment for a bit.
Thanks! I posted my own scary incident back when I had my AT&T Tilt (Kaiser).
Just to give an example of the quality of the back cover, here's the one I had designed. Courtesy of Gruver Concepts (the company holding the contest with XDA)
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The detail is explicit that even the fine lines of my logo were etched with perfection.
This is such a cool contest! I just submitted my story. Would be awesome to combine my just ordered GSM Galaxy Nexus with an XDA branded back cover!
Think you'll enjoy my short story about attempting to update my brand new Nexus One while hiding in the work bathroom and thinking I ruined the phone
Quick update for all who entered...
Just a quick update for all those who entered:
We received over a hundred contest entries, most of which were quite epic (perhaps even of the 4g variety)! Picking just 20 winners (10 GSM, 10 CDMA/LTE) was tough, so I added in 3 bonus winners who forgot to write in what type of Nexus they own, but still provided excellent stories. I will send those three an XDA-Developers T-Shirt instead.
Winners will be announced in an hour, at 11:30a Eastern time. At that point, I will shoot off PMs to the lucky few who had the most entertaining and spine-tingling stories asking for their mailing address.
Thank you to all those who participated in the contest. It's amazing how many crazy tales our mobile devices bring us!

Humor - Show off your iPhone home screen

Was looking at a thread on the Verge asking for users to submit screenshots of their Android home screens. So I thought about what iPhone users must do in comparison hoping to find some funny meme about it. Didn't see anything intentionally funny, but found a blog that made me laugh nevertheless.
http://iphone.appstorm.net/roundups/lifestyle-roundups/45-iphone-home-screens/
I mean, seriously... these people actually think they have some unique home screen set up lol. Too funny :laugh:
LOOOOOOOOOOOOOL.
The iphone homescreen isn't even as customizable as the Android app drawer.
This seriously made my night. Good find.
Mine count?
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My actual setup
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Oh dude! You put the "Photos" app in the top right corner??!?! NEVER THOUGHT OF THAT.
That site is so so so so sad
In case any iSheep are reading this: have a look at what real device freedom looks like: http://mycolorscreen.com/popular/ or http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1352163
Lmao, who would have thought to put the facebook app in the dock??? Genius!
This thread made my dad. Thanks for posting this hilarious site....
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"there are a few duplicates here and there"
lmao
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hahaha, just showed this to my iColleague and he responded:
"where is the funny part? it is unique yes. different applications, different background,
this is unique.
it is just a different way of being unique. you have different apps, different notifications"
Denial, it's just sad.
Bwahahaha!
Thanks OP you made my day
This was so funny, I have to post twice.
Bwahahahaha!
This is hilarious. I thought it was a joke... But the iPhone screen shots are serious.
The only way I can handle an iPhone is if it's jail broken. Otherwise I fall asleep using it.
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having my phone icon to the left of my imessage icon screws with my feng shui! its more unique to put it to the right
Omg. That is gold. Thank you OP for making my night LOL!
Lololol! So win!
That made me laugh heartily and then it made me a little sad, sad because I realised there are that many stupid people living on planet earth.
How can they not see that their homescreens are identical except for app placement and wallpaper.
Isheep, Y U NO SEE!!!!!
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Gotta love how only your wallpaper can define your uniqueness. Reminds me of my BB days back in 05-07.
Nevermind I take that back, I used to theme BB devices for pinstack, still more than what you can do on an iPhone.
Cramerman said:
This is hilarious. I thought it was a joke... But the iPhone screen shots are serious.
The only way I can handle an iPhone is if it's jail broken. Otherwise I fall asleep using it.
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You mean iSleep?
Ps. My son can modify his x3-02 hs more.
I never really understood iFanboys.

UK judge rules that 3 Apple patents are invalid in lawsuit against Android!

http://www.todaysiphone.com/2012/07/judge-says-htc-phones-dont-violate-apple-patents/
HTC’s devices don’t infringe four Apple patents for the technology and three of those patents are invalid, Judge Christopher Floyd said today. In addition to the slide-to-unlock feature, today’s ruling covered Apple’s patents on tools used to scroll through photographs and change alpabets, and software allowing users to touch the screen in two spots simultaneously. While the court ruled that Apple’s photo-management patent is valid, Floyd found that HTC didn’t infringe it.“
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Suck on that Apple! (and that's coming from an iPhone 4s user)
Hopefully this sets a precedent for future lawsuits against Android (and competition in general) to be thrown out. Judge Koh are you listening?
ap3604 said:
http://www.todaysiphone.com/2012/07/judge-says-htc-phones-dont-violate-apple-patents/
Suck on that Apple! (and that's coming from an iPhone 4s user)
Hopefully this sets a precedent for future lawsuits against Android (and competition in general) to be thrown out. Judge Koh are you listening?
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Unfortunately, denying that something is infringing won't set a precedent (it will only have bearing for that particular device, patent, and situation/implementation), but affirming that it does will.
LOL Christopher Floyd, the crazy doc from Back to the Future.
phatmanxxl said:
LOL Christopher Floyd, the crazy doc from Back to the Future.
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You mean Christopher Lloyd?
adrynalyne said:
You mean Christopher Lloyd?
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Bahahahaha I thought the same thing
Yeah... precedent in the UK perhaps... not anywhere else. I don't believe you can use cases in other countries in patent cases in a different country (correct me if I am wrong).
anton2009 said:
Yeah... precedent in the UK perhaps... not anywhere else. I don't believe you can use cases in other countries in patent cases in a different country (correct me if I am wrong).
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Not sure. Prior art refers to foreign patents I believe, so I don't see why not.
phatmanxxl said:
LOL Christopher Floyd, the crazy doc from Back to the Future.
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Would of been better is it was the permanently pissed Keith Floyd tbh. Would of loved to be in THAT court room
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Now someone send this article to Judge Kohl in the galaxy nexus case. Maybe she'll learn a thing or two from it.
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1.21 Gigapatents great Scott!
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To apple my dearest friends i will spell this out for you eff you see kay. You. Have a nice day.
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Apple. The only company retarded enough to not realize competition is good. It drives us to perform better.
Sincerely, Effyou Seekay You.
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Apple. The only company retarded enough to not realize competition is good. It drives us to perform better.
Sincerely, Effyou Seekay You.
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Apple realized morons will buy the same phone over and over again if you change a number and letter in the name. That's smart.
Not too dumb to realize competition drives innovation. Just afraid of competition.
Just too dumb to innovate on their own.
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