(Credit: Apple /USPTO)

You may one day be able to unlock your iPhone based just on your good looks.

Awarded to Apple on Tuesday by the US Patent and Trademark, a patent called “Personal computing device control using face detection and recognition” envisions a method to access your iPhone and other devices based on facial detection and recognition. As such, your face would act as a password, allowing only you to answer a phone call and perform other tasks.

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