Patent ID: 11892710
Assignee: SNAP INC.
Field: Computer technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC G  Y | IPC G

Claim 9:
10. A method for controlling an eyewear device, the method comprising:
executing, on the eyewear device, a user identification application, a user application, a gesture application, and an application programming interface (API) configured to authorize a user of the eyewear device and to control the user application;
authorizing the user through a series of one or more calls to the API;
configuring the API after authorization of the user to enable gestures for controlling the user application;
identifying a gesture from the enabled gestures responsive to a finger skin surface tracked via a sensing circuit;
presenting visual content for viewing by the user of the eyewear device; and
manipulating the presented content to control the user application responsive to the identified gesture.