After Google Glass, the next “moon shot” Google product might very well be a contact lens with a built-in micro-camera.
The tech giant has filed a patent application on a smart lens with sensors that could detect light, pattern of colors, objects and faces.
Those wearing the contacts would command the device through a sophisticated system of unique blinking patterns, as explained by the blog Patent Bold.
Google’s latest breakthrough could help blind people see certain moving objects around them, according to Patent Bolt.
“For example, a blind person wearing Google’s contact lens with a built-in camera may be walking on a sidewalk and approaching an intersection. The analysis component of the contact lens can process the raw image data of the camera to determine … that there is a car approaching the intersection.”
The lens would also have wireless capabilities to be hooked up to smartphones.
In January, Google revealed a prototypes of contact lenses that will make it easier for diabetes patients to monitor their blood sugar levels and stay healthy.
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