Microsoft has unveiled a patent that takes human-computer interaction to a whole new level: tongue gestures. While Apple’s VisionOS boasts impressive in-air hand controls, Microsoft’s patent envisions a future where you manipulate your computer using your tongue.
This innovative patent, reported by Patently Apple, proposes using an inertial sensor to detect tongue movements. Machine learning would then come into play, allowing the system to recognize specific tongue gestures. Imagine interacting with a virtual keyboard by scanning letters with your eyes and then tapping your upper teeth to enter the highlighted letter! The patent even suggests using a cheek tap for backspacing.
While this technology is still in its early stages, it showcases the immense resources big companies like Microsoft are investing in R&D to revolutionize human-computer interaction. It might seem a bit out there now, but who knows? The future might have us all tongue-tied to our devices in a way we never imagined.
