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Friday, April 18,2008 @ 2:50pm
Friday, April 18,2008 @ 2:50pm
Samsung files touch-free patent to control phones
It appears Samsung is trying to leapfrog the iPhone's touch display and go straight to a touch-free interface in its future mobile phones. The company has reportedly filed a patent for an interface based on hand signals. The phone's integrated camera will recognize users' hand gestures as commands and execute them.
Skeptics cite concerns regarding such a system's speed, convenience, accuracy and misinterpretation as possible hurdles to mainstream adoption.
Samsung previuosly filed a similar patent for a Virtual Display data entry interface back in 2006, which also involved the built-in camera. [via GigaOM]
