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simonmart on 18 May 12Head-mounted wearable computers present a bit of an interface problem. Voice-based head-mounted systems impart the impression that a person is murmuring to him or herself, and accelerometer-based systems that rely on head movement make users look like they have a nervous tic. One solution to the head-mounted-computer user interface conundrum involves hand gestures. Enter a new Google patent that seems to be the search giant's answer to controlling its Project Glass augmented reality system. Titled, "wearable marker for passive interaction," the patented system, which just went public Tuesday, would use a reflective infrared identifier placed on a user's hand to track and identify the user's gestures.