Comments on: Google Grabs Patent Detailing Multiple User Face Unlock, Readying it for Primetime

By: Bsody

Bsody — Wed, 05 Sep 2012 22:07:00 +0000

Playing dress up is not the same as having a real girlfriend.

By: smwandrie93

smwandrie93 — Wed, 05 Sep 2012 19:50:00 +0000

to both i laughed my ass off to this!

By: digitalicecream

digitalicecream — Wed, 05 Sep 2012 18:11:00 +0000

Chrome OS maybe? I see this working on my Lime Chrome, or even my desktop if I could manage to get Chrome OS to boot on it.

By: Jeremy Bardrof

Jeremy Bardrof — Wed, 05 Sep 2012 17:21:00 +0000

This is a damned if you do, damned if you don’t type situation. If Google didn’t patent it, someone else would. So, you’ve gotta play the game, patent stuff that shouldn’t really be patentable and arm yourself against all the other silly patents. While in principle the patent is bad, I like the idea of companies having mutually offsetting patent portfolios, it gives SOME incentive to change the system, rather than one company simply gaming it to their advantage.

By: lgreg64

lgreg64 — Wed, 05 Sep 2012 17:17:00 +0000

i agree. i think Google is moving in the right direction in make there tablets more family friendly.

By: EC8CH

EC8CH — Wed, 05 Sep 2012 17:06:00 +0000

Oh I totally agree, but if we think slide to unlock is wrong, we should also agree that this is wrong as well.

It’s a great idea and could be very useful, but should it be considered patentable?

By: ddevito

ddevito — Wed, 05 Sep 2012 17:03:00 +0000

“should be considered below the threshold for patentability”
Have you NOT been paying attention to the tech world lately? :p
#apple

Yes, of course desktop OSs have had this for a while, UNIX has had it for 40+ years. But mobile devices don’t have it yet, so a first’s a first nonetheless. It really is sorely needed.

By: ddevito

ddevito — Wed, 05 Sep 2012 17:02:00 +0000

patience, cometh soon in key lime pie this will…

By: EC8CH

EC8CH — Wed, 05 Sep 2012 17:00:00 +0000

In WinXP I can set up multiple accounts and each user can access their own specific user data and setting by entering in a password.

The amount of original thought required to jump from that to this should be considered below the threshold for patentability.

And a faceunlock that can detect more than one person is not a very unique concept either.

By: ddevito

ddevito — Wed, 05 Sep 2012 16:58:00 +0000

What the hell are you talking about?

Adding multi-user support is a MUST-HAVE and is sorely missing from ANY tablet today – yes, even the iPad.

By: lgreg64

lgreg64 — Wed, 05 Sep 2012 16:58:00 +0000

i have a family of five and if there is a way for my 8yr old to pick up the tablet and not see my e-mail and personal info and have a tailored setup just for them by just picking up the tablet and unlocking would be great

By: ddevito

ddevito — Wed, 05 Sep 2012 16:56:00 +0000

Incremental improvement over what? Multi-user support isn’t officially supported yet, this patent is the final piece, not the underlying functionality.

Not multi account, multi-USER. I’ve added my wife as a USER to the tablet, not her google account. I think you’re confusing two different things.

When she logs into my N7 with her user account, the tablet is hers, my apps, data, info, etc aren’t running. She only sees HER apps, data, widgets, etc etc

By: Corey Foltman

Corey Foltman — Wed, 05 Sep 2012 16:51:00 +0000

you don’t necessarily need a password on the user profiles…but multiple profiles would be nice so i dont have to see all of her notifications clogging up my notification bar…

By: EC8CH

EC8CH — Wed, 05 Sep 2012 16:51:00 +0000

So?

You used to type in a password and you would be taken to your personal account.

Replace typing in password with facial recognition and you have the same functionality.

Incremental improvement at best.

Even if this is Google I still think it’s an example of obvious patents that are only incremental improvements on existing technology.

By: ddevito

ddevito — Wed, 05 Sep 2012 16:49:00 +0000

it’s already possible, this will be the front-end to it. I’ve already added an account for my wife.