Apple, the possibility of supporting "groundbreaking personal authentication" in the new AirPods

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Apple may be preparing a groundbreaking personal authentication mechanism for AirPods Pro 2, which is expected to be released in the second half of this year.According to an article published by Patently Apple on the patent -related site, the newly obtained patented patented patented patents to recognize whether the sensor mounted on the earphones checks the shape of the ear hole.There is a description about technology.The reason for this is that it is possible to distinguish whether the AirPods Pro (or AirPods), which will be released in the future, is the real owner or another person.With this system, the device will only work if the owner is installed, and it may prevent the thief from being attractive at all.However, there is another problem that this function makes it impossible to lend earphones to others, but it is considered that only a minority lends earphones to others on a daily basis.Rather, this mechanism is more likely to be used to increase data security.Patent materials stated that "in the conventional system, there is a risk that personal information will be leaked from related devices for those who have informed the headphones."This is a story that you can assume that someone robbed your AirPods and put it on your ears to listen to your personal message, launch Siri and send malicious messages to third parties.This act can be done only if the criminal is near the iPhone or iPad where the AirPods is connected, but it is good to be protected.Apple is trying to get biological information related to the user's ears from the earphones.Specifically, it is a technique to use an ultrasonic signal to map the shape of the user's ear canal.The technology also allows you to acquire data on how to walk on it and identify whether it is a formal owner.However, if you recognize an individual in this way, it is necessary to move around instead of the wearer is still.Of course, these technologies may only be described in the patented materials and may not be adopted in actual products.However, given that the patent was first applied for July 2020, it can be assumed that Apple has prepared this feature for AIRPODS PRO 2, which is expected to be released later this year.

David PHELAN