Apple files for patent for facial recognition

According to Android Pit, Apple has applied for a patent for a feature that is currently present in Android 4.0 (ICS) and the Galaxy Nexus device: face detection.

"The system apparently analyzes features on a face, including the user's mouth, the tip of the nose, the distance between eyes and facial features to determine whether a person or not the owner of the iOS device," published the blog.

A publication by Engadget, however, clarifies that Apple filed the patent application on June 29, 2010, only being revealed to the public today.

Google, on the other hand, obtained a patent for visual searches, including facial recognition, in February 2010.

Take the time to read my dnetc column with the implications and improvements that the respective patent brought to Google Goggles.

Tip from the reader Filipe Fleming.