At the I/O Developers Conference last year, Google announced plans to incorporate gesture-sensing fabrics into clothing such as jeans or jackets. Now, the advanced technology of the search giant has made it a reality. Just one year after the Jacquard project, Google filed a patent called the Gesture Control System with the US Patent and Trademark Office, which will be used in the field of smart apparel.

The main realization of this patent is interactive fabrics, which incorporate interactive fabrics that recognize human touch gestures in jackets, hats, sweatshirts, wallets, shirts and other clothing. The interactive Fabric will serve as an input means.

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This technology will have endless application prospects. For example, the finger slides along the shirt collar to pause the video being played on the TV; press the kneepad with your hand to turn off the sound; when shopping at the mall, tap the mobile The package can appear in the shopping mall's list of shelves; the hat can be downloaded to download the latest electronic magazine; the glove can be used to set a predetermined temperature for the stove or oven.

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The program integrates touch-sensing components into fabrics by traditional weaving methods. To achieve this idea, the project team spent 10 months specializing in this. Engineers must produce a special yarn that can withstand strong tension and high temperature heating during the weaving process. They are then woven into lines that recognize gestures such as sliding, pressing, and simultaneous touching of multiple fingers, and finally they are made into a fabric with gesture sensing.