高通近日宣布，已收購(gòu)手勢(shì)識(shí)別技術(shù)公司GestureTek的部分資產(chǎn)，但并未透露具體的交易金額。高通表示，這些技術(shù)將被用于當(dāng)前及下一代Snapdragon處理器中。 兩家公司在一份聯(lián)合聲明中稱，該交易將賦予高通在手勢(shì)識(shí)別方面特定知識(shí)產(chǎn)權(quán)，此外高通還將獲得一些1986年就開始積累的核心工程資源。GestureTek可以保留其一部分資產(chǎn)，并將繼續(xù)其手勢(shì)功能數(shù)字標(biāo)牌的業(yè)務(wù)。 交易之前，GestureTek曾表示，它已經(jīng)擁有8個(gè)攝像頭和視頻跟蹤的專利已于1996年發(fā)行，并還有37個(gè)專利正在申請(qǐng)中。當(dāng)前，GestureTek已在移動(dòng)設(shè)備、娛樂設(shè)備、保健系統(tǒng)、零售場(chǎng)所，以及其他公共及私人場(chǎng)所部署手勢(shì)識(shí)別技術(shù)。 該公司第一次把其軟件應(yīng)用到手機(jī)中是2007年，日本的Docomo（多科莫公司，日本的移動(dòng)運(yùn)營(yíng)商）。它的手機(jī)客戶還包括HTC，摩托羅拉，諾基亞，NEC，索尼愛立信，三星和LG。使用它授權(quán)產(chǎn)品的公司還包括微軟（Xbox 360），松下，三洋，索尼，IBM和英特爾。 去年，該公司展示了其軟件在Android和Symbian環(huán)境上運(yùn)行的效果。它還支持功能手機(jī)的Linux，Nucleus，Windows Mobile和高通的BREW。 高通執(zhí)行副總裁兼集團(tuán)總裁Steve Mollenkopf在一份新聞稿中表示，“應(yīng)用處理器正在使消費(fèi)者的家庭娛樂和移動(dòng)設(shè)備界面進(jìn)入一個(gè)新時(shí)代，我們的收購(gòu)將加強(qiáng)高通的智能手機(jī)產(chǎn)品組合，使我們的客戶推出新的和引人注目的用戶體驗(yàn)產(chǎn)品。” 兩家公司稱，手勢(shì)識(shí)別技術(shù)將被整合到高通當(dāng)前和下一代的Snapdragon處理器，手勢(shì)識(shí)別技術(shù)允許OEM廠商制造支持手勢(shì)操作的智能手機(jī)、平板電腦和家庭娛樂設(shè)備等。 2008年，任天堂的Wii和蘋果iPhone登場(chǎng)，加熱了手勢(shì)識(shí)別市場(chǎng)。日立和其他一些公司在2009 CES上展示了Canesta和其他芯片商的手勢(shì)界面方案。同年6月，微軟發(fā)布的Kinect，成為歷史上賣得最快的消費(fèi)電子產(chǎn)品之一，進(jìn)一步推動(dòng)了手勢(shì)識(shí)別的軟件開發(fā)。 編譯：Luffy Liu 本文授權(quán)編譯自EE Times，版權(quán)所有，謝絕轉(zhuǎn)載 參考英文原文：Qualcomm buys gesture-recognition technology,by Rick Merritt

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{pagination} Qualcomm buys gesture-recognition technology Rick Merritt SAN JOSE, Calif. – Qualcomm Inc. acquired some assets of GestureTek, a developer of gesture recognition technology. The chip maker said it plans to put the gesture recognition technology into its "current and next-generation Snapdragon processors" for smartphones, tablets and other consumer devices. Qualcomm bought unspecified intellectual property assets related to gesture recognition, as well as some engineering resources from the company that was founded in 1986. GestureTek retains some of its assets and will continuation its business in gesture-enabled digital signs. The companies did not disclose financial details of the transaction. Prior to the deal, GestureTek said it owned eight broad patents on camera- and video-tracking that issued starting in 1996 and said it had applied for 37 others. It has developed gesture-recognition technology for displays and surfaces used in markets spanning handsets, digital signage and heath care. The company first got its software into handsets in 2007 in a deal with Japan's DoCoMo. It also is used in handsets from HTC, Motorola, Nokia, NEC, Sony Ericsson, Samsung and LG. Licensees for other products include Panasonic, Microsoft (Xbox 360), Sanyo, Sony, IBM, and Intel. Last year the company demonstrated its software running on Android and Symbian environments. It also supports Linux, Nucleus, Windows Mobile and Qualcomm's Brew for feature phones. "Applications processors are enabling a range of new ways for consumers to interface with their home entertainment and mobile devices," said Steve Mollenkopf, executive vice president and group president, Qualcomm, speaking in a press release. "Our acquisition will strengthen Qualcomm's smartphone product portfolio and enable our customers to launch products with new and compelling user experiences," he added. Gesture recognition technology will be integrated into Qualcomm's current and next-generation Snapdragon processors, giving OEMs the capability to produce smartphones, tablets and home entertainment devices with user interfaces based on natural human gestures. The debut of the Nintendo Wii and Apple iPhone heated up the market for gesture recognition starting in 2008. Hitachi and others showed such interfaces at CES in 2009 powered by chips from Canesta and others. Microsoft Kinect, one of the fastest selling consumer products in history, further spurred work in gesture recognition with a software developers kit released in June.