Apple Invents a new method of detecting user ID and Presence to automatically awaken a Mac from Sleep Mode

Apple has been working on presence detection for Macs and a future TV since 2005 (published in 2009). Our cover graphic is from that patent. Over the years Apple's R&D teams have filed other patents covering user presence systems (01, 02, 03 and 04). On Thursday, the US Patent & Trademark Office published yet another patent application from Apple that relates to improved wake-up and authentication methods..
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