The glasses of the future might watch your glucose levels.
According to a patent released last week by the US Patent and Trademark Office, AR startup Magic Leap has begun exploring the concept of smart glasses that can “monitor glucose levels over time” along with other vitals. The patent was first filed by Magic Leap in November of last year.
Since its initial foundation back in 2010, Magic Leap has developed a reputation as one of the most secretive startups within the XR industry. The company has made waves thanks to irregular updates teasing exciting new developments on their much-anticipated AR headset technology, referred to as “Lightwear.” The first units of the AR glasses started shipping to developers in late March after being unveiled in December 2017, Bloomberg reports. The company is currently valued at more than $6 billion and has raised money from the likes of Google and Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba.
The theoretical AR eyewear in Magic Leap’s new patent uses a “light analyzer configured to determine a polarization angle rotation of the reflected light from the eye of the user” to detect glucose levels “based at least in part on the polarization angle rotation of the reflected light.” These glasses would then look at previous glucose readings and “provide an alert to the user or clinician in response to comparing the contemporaneous glucose level with the historical glucose level.”
And the smart glasses wouldn’t just monitor glucose levels: the device could theoretically monitor physical changes in the users body, including “body temperature, skin temperature, heart rate, respiration rate, level of sweating” and then inform the user or a medical professional when “at least one parameter falls outside a range.” The eyewear can also track activities such as “eating, taking medication, exercising, or a combination thereof.”
With this technology diabetics could wearing the glasses could potentially bypass the hassle of daily blood tests. However, this wouldn’t be the first wearable for people suffering from the condition. K’Watch, a smartwatch currently awaiting government approval that can monitor glucose levels without taking blood. Google also has been in development of AR contact lenses since 2014 that can do the same by monitoring the composition of the wearers tears.
Magic Leap didn’t respond to VRScout’s request for comment.
Image Credit: Magic Leap / Jang-Ung Park & UNIST
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