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CTOnews.com, June 7 (Xinhua)-- according to a list recently released by the U.S. Trademark and Patent Office (USPTO), Apple has obtained a patent for a technology involving Touch ID fingerprint recognition. In the patent, in addition to exploring the off-screen Touch ID, Apple also tries to introduce physical fingerprint recognition on the top and sides of the iPhone.

After Apple's iPhone moved from the Home button to the full screen, biometric authentication also moved from Touch ID fingerprint recognition to Face ID facial recognition, and the latest patent suggests that Apple will bring Touch ID back in the future.

In addition to the off-screen Touch ID solution, the future iPhone may also choose to introduce mechanical slider buttons with fingerprint scanners on the right and top of the device. CTOnews.com attached the patented design draft as follows:

Apple noted in its patent description that the slider button # 501 is displayed as a mechanical slider button, located on the side of the iPhone (# 100), and can be pressed, moved up and / or down. Although it is not mentioned in the sketch, the button can be placed on top of the device in the patent description.

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