Google gesture patent would let Glass wearers 'heart' real-world objects

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http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2013/10/google-heart-patent_620x340.jpgAs it stands, Google Glass (http://www.engadget.com/2013/10/15/aviate-private-beta/) doesn't have a simple way of cataloging real-world items -- you have to snap a picture and make a note afterward. It may get much easier if Google implements a newly granted US patent (http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO2&Sect2=HITOFF&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsearch-adv.htm&r=45&p=1&f=G&l=50&d=PTXT&S1=(20131015.PD.+AND+Google.ASNM.)&OS=ISD/20131015+AND+AN/Google&RS=(ISD/20131015+AND+AN/Google)), however. The technique uses a wearable display's camera to detect hand gestures made in front of objects. Make a heart shape and you'll "like" what's front of you; frame something with your fingers and you'll select it. There's no certainty that Glass will ever support these commands, but they're certainly intuitive. If nothing else, they could lead to a new, very literal take on Google Goggles (http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/07/google-goggles-brings-visual-search-to-android-favorite-places/).
http://www.engadget.com/2013/10/15/google-gesture-patent-would-let-glass-wearers-heart-objects/