Wearable Devices files U.S. patent for touchless pinch-to-zoom in AR

Wearable Devices announced that it has filed a patent application with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, USPTO, for continued parameter adjustment using hand and wrist gestures of augmented reality wearables such as AR and virtual reality headsets. Guy Wagner, Chief Scientist Officer and co-founder of Wearable Devices, commented, “We are introducing a significant leap forward for the wearable technology industry with the application for patent covering a gesture control solution that seamlessly integrates with AR and VR wearable devices. The adoption rate of new technologies such as AR and VR headsets is known to be limited by the capabilities of the user interface and experience with these devices. By allowing users to access a familiar and comfortable interaction with new technologies, we believe that we are significantly enhancing the adoptability of these devices.”