The U. S. Patent and Trademark Office hasgranted Zugara a patent on the company’s augmented reality social commerce platform, The Webcam Social Shopper (WSS).
The patent, #8,275,590, relates to the simulation of trying on one or more virtual-wearable items within a video feed, using gestural controls to navigate through the interfaces, and taking pictures to share with your friends, all from within the WSS interface, says Zugara CEO Matt Szymczyk.
The camera (and microphone) will allow for a natural interface controlled by gestures, motions and one’s voice, as in Samsung Smart TVs and Microsoft Kinect, says Szymczyk.