The United States Patent and Trademark Office published a patent filed by Apple that illustrates how they want to let users upload their fingerprints and transfer them to other devices via iCloud.
Apple may let customers send their fingerprints through the cloud according to a new patent filed Thursday.
The company envisions having customers use the iCloud service to transfer Touch ID and Apple Pay information to other devices, according to the patent published by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
The patent named “Finger Biometric Sensor Data Synchronization via A Cloud Computing Device and Related Methods,” illustrates how a user can send their fingerprints data to other iPads or iPhones via iCloud.
Users will also be able to use near field communication (NFC) or Bluetooth to transfer finger print data, but that would require devices to be nearby each other.
United States Patent and Trademark Office The patent filed on Thursday called ‘Finger Biometric Sensor Data Synchronization via A Cloud Computing Device and Related Methods,’ will only transfer data. It wouldn’t store it online.The idea of using iCloud to transfer such sensitive data may seem unsecure, but the patent offers multiple ways to maintain security, including a two-step match up where users have to enter a passcode. Another safeguard will be that the data will not be stored online. The data will only be collected momentarily and transferred over.
This is the second published patent from Apple this week, with the company being granted a patent for a wearable camera on Tuesday. The possible entry of Apple into the camera market could put pressure on sales by GoPro Inc. and Polaroid.
Apple is not commenting on patent fillings. There is no confirmation as to when or if Apple plans to use this technology.
Source: nydailynews.com
