Google obtains patent for Project Glass-like smart-watch #AR
Googleは、AR機能付きの時計についても特許を取得したようだ。昔の日本の怪獣映画に出てきた通信機能付きハイテク時計のよう。こんな技術が実現される日がきそう。
Google’s Project Glass may soon extend to watches. On Tuesday, Google was granted a patent for a smart-watch with a flip-up display that appears to work much like Google’s highly-anticipated augmented-reality glasses.
According to the patent, the watch will contain a processor, wireless transmitter, camera, and transparent flip-up screen upon which information can be displayed. The wireless transmitter will allow the watch to connect to a smartphone, presumably so it can display smartphone notifications (emails, updates, etc.) as well as have access to a network. The camera will be used in conjunction with the flip-up display to determine what the watch is “looking” at, so that the watch will be able to display relevant augmented-reality information.
