Microsoft plans to produce headsets with integrated fingerprint sensors, which support Microsoft account login

Microsoft has just launched the over-ear Surface Headphones 2, which is fully equipped with current features / technologies such as active noise canceling (ANC), Bluetooth 5.1 connection, or assistant interaction support. virtual. But Microsoft's goal doesn't just stop there; it wants to become a market leader by integrating its headphones with a technology that no other manufacturer has adopted yet. Fingerprint reader sensor.

Specifically, according to a patent application published on May 21, Microsoft has invented a new design for a headset with Fingerprint Reader integrated with quite a lot of interesting gadgets. For example, there will be a mode called 'dual-mode' that comes with a fingerprint sensor, allowing users to authenticate their identity to use the headset as well as through the headset to log into compatible services. Other like Windows Hello. In other words, you can use this headset to log into your Windows computer as well as user accounts of Microsoft services conveniently without using a password as usual.

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The patent shows that the fingerprint reader will be integrated directly into the headset itself, most likely on the left or right earcup surface to help users operate the device.

As revealed by Microsoft, the fingerprint sensor will signal the controller to process the input signal. For example, the controller will be configured to authenticate users based on previously stored fingerprints.

It must be affirmed that this is a really interesting idea of ​​Microsoft, helping the headset is not only a music device but also supports many other useful features. However, to be able to launch a headset with an integrated fingerprint sensor to the market with the commercial version, Redmond Company will have to consider and calculate carefully. Patents do not always become products, but it does show that manufacturers are still investing in new ideas aimed at more comprehensive products.