Fact: Apple gets a lot of patents. It’s no secret that nearly all Apple devices implement some form of a capacitive touch sensor array. As a Mac enthusiast, I try to keep up on what might be coming out next.

I thought this patent was pretty cool:

A handheld device…configured to determine an identity of the user based on the pixilated image of the user’s hand generated by the sensor arrangement, and configure the handheld device in response to the identity determination according to user settings stored in a user profile associated with the determined identity.

In English, please? Basically, when you pick up a device with said patent, it will know who you are just by you picking it up. Presumably your settings, backgrounds and other preferences will all load up automatically (much like driver settings in modern cars). An image is worth a thousand words, so please see below:

Have a great day.