Google has recently announced a new patent, numbered US20230252655A1, that seeks to bring a touch of virtual realities into our daily lives. Imagine a world where you can virtually try on your glasses, ensure the perfect fit, and make a confident purchase, all from the comfort of your home. This revolutionary concept revolves around creating a tailored virtual environment for customers, where they can try on products like glasses in an entirely virtual ecosystem. The unique part about this patented invention lies in its interactive approach.
Like most things Google does, this innovation has the potential to change the way we select and purchase wearable gadgets like glasses. The new software juggles between the virtual and real worlds in a way that the interaction feels incredibly lifelike. The proposed system is designed to learn and calibrate the fit of the wearable gadget in the virtual environment, making the experience even more authentic.
Google's patent revolves around a smart system for virtually 'trying-on' glasses, potentially extending to other wearable gadgets that include computing capabilities, display capabilities, and audio features. Using various technical procedures, this artificial intelligence-powered system models a wearable gadget and fits it onto a 3D representation of the wearer's head. The idea is very much similar to fitting a 3D pair of glasses on a 3D model of a face to ensure the perfect fit in the virtual word, which can be replicated in real life.
With this proposed innovation, Google aims to bring about a revolution in the virtual selection and fitting of wearable gear and devices. There's certainly something awe-inspiring about finding the perfect pair of glasses without the worry of physical trial and error or the need to step into a physical store.
Figures corresponding to the patent that accompanied the application illustrate intricate details of the patented system. From visual representations of the system to the simulated placement of glasses on a user's head – the figures effectively portray Google's goal to recreate genuine physical experiences for customers through advanced computing technologies, right within their personal spaces.
There's a grain of a caveat though. While this idea is indeed thrilling and holds promising potential for both businesses and consumers, it's essential to remember that this is a patent and not yet a market-ready product. Patents are essentially documents that give inventors exclusive rights to their inventions. This means Google now has the right to develop this technology. However, there's no certainty that this virtual reality approach to trying on glasses will make it to our screens in the near or distant future.
Striding forwards into the future, our world continues to blur the lines between the physical and virtual realms. Whether Google Glasses achieve commercialization or remain a patent, one thing is sure - our future with virtual reality seems inevitably adventurous.