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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 19, 2024
Filed:
Nov. 07, 2022
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Eslam A. Mostafa, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Kelsey Y. Ho, Los Altos, CA (US);
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Abstract
When a software update is provided to a device that implements a facial recognition authentication process, a new authentication algorithm to operate the facial recognition authentication process may be included as part of software update. For a period of time, the new authentication algorithm may operate a 'virtual' facial recognition authentication process alongside operation of the existing facial recognition authentication process using the existing (e.g., earlier version) authentication algorithm. The performance of the new authentication algorithm in providing facial recognition authentication (as assessed by the “virtual” process) may be compared to the performance of the existing authentication algorithm in providing facial recognition authentication during the period of time. When the performance of the new authentication algorithm is determined to have a satisfactory performance, operation of the actual facial recognition authentication process on the device may be switched to the new authentication algorithm.