WASHINGTON: Google has bought virtual imaging patents from Taiwanese supplier Foxconn that could be used in its interactive “Google Glass” devices, according to a document acquired by AFP.
No details were released on the amount of the transaction.
The patents relate to a technology that permits virtual images to be super-imposed over real ones, according to media reports.
They could be used in the interactive voice-activated eyewear being developed by the US Internet giant.
Facebook, Twitter and major news organisations have already tailored applications for Glass, which has only been made available to developers and a limited selection of “explorers” who paid US$1,500 each for the eyewear.
Envisioned uses range from practical tasks such as shopping or delivering local weather reports to sharing real-time video streams or playing augmented reality games in which the world is the board.
Foxconn Technology, whose parent company is Taiwan-based Hon Hai Precision Industry, is the main supplier in Asia for Google’s biggest rival Apple, particularly for the manufacture of iPhones. — AFP
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