unlocking mechanism on future Apple products. Apple has filed the patent that comes just a few months after they bought security technology company AuthenTec for $356 million over the summer.According to the sources Apple has signed a deal with Sydney, Australia-based Microlatch to develop NFC apps using its fingerprint authentication tech. Today, we get a look at some possible areas Apple might be exploring with the technology thanks to a patent application published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and detailed by Patently Apple.


