With the new generation of MacBooks, Apple started including the infamous notch right in the middle of the display. However, it merely housed the updated 1080p webcam and nothing mode. But, that’s set to change soon or at least with the coming MacBook laptops as the company has been granted a new patent that suggests Face ID in MacBook devices.
Apple Insider spotted this patent and as per the patent application which refers to “Light Recognition Module for Determining a User of a Computing Device.” The patent application talks about installing a light recognition setup in a laptop in a display notch.
The idea itself makes things clear that Apple is planning to put that notch on modern MacBook devices by adding a so-called “Light Recognition Module”. The idea of this, as per the application is that it will help users protect the data.
How this Light Recognition Module will work
As explained in the patent, the module will come equipped with a light emitter that emits a pattern of light to detect a pattern caused by light reflection from the object in the view. Which in this case will be the user who is using the laptop. Irrespective of the sentence, the patent application has used this to explain, that the entire setup looks familiar with Apple’s Face ID technology on iPhone.
Apple implementing Face ID in MacBooks is not new news for us. Back in 2020, a hint appeared in the form of PearkCamera in the beta of macOS Big Sur. However, it never made it to the stable release. Since then, several other instances of Face ID in Mac have surfaced. This is another one of them. While the idea is fascinating, we are not sure whether it is going to make the cut into a final product. Nor have we have any confirmation about Apple actually implementing this in recent years.
Apple Insider spotted this patent and as per the patent application which refers to “Light Recognition Module for Determining a User of a Computing Device.” The patent application talks about installing a light recognition setup in a laptop in a display notch.
The idea itself makes things clear that Apple is planning to put that notch on modern MacBook devices by adding a so-called “Light Recognition Module”. The idea of this, as per the application is that it will help users protect the data.
How this Light Recognition Module will work
As explained in the patent, the module will come equipped with a light emitter that emits a pattern of light to detect a pattern caused by light reflection from the object in the view. Which in this case will be the user who is using the laptop. Irrespective of the sentence, the patent application has used this to explain, that the entire setup looks familiar with Apple’s Face ID technology on iPhone.
Apple implementing Face ID in MacBooks is not new news for us. Back in 2020, a hint appeared in the form of PearkCamera in the beta of macOS Big Sur. However, it never made it to the stable release. Since then, several other instances of Face ID in Mac have surfaced. This is another one of them. While the idea is fascinating, we are not sure whether it is going to make the cut into a final product. Nor have we have any confirmation about Apple actually implementing this in recent years.
