First North-listed Crunchfish and Vuzix Corporation enter into collaboration to pre-integrate Crunchfish’s software for gesture control in Vuzix’s smart glasses and thereby make the software available for customers and partners. Vuzix is a leading supplier of smart glasses and Augmented Reality (AR) technologies and products for the consumer and enterprise markets. Crunchfish’s gesture control in […]

First North-listed Crunchfish and Vuzix Corporation enter into collaboration to pre-integrate Crunchfish’s software for gesture control in Vuzix’s smart glasses and thereby make the software available for customers and partners.

Vuzix is a leading supplier of smart glasses and Augmented Reality (AR) technologies and products for the consumer and enterprise markets. Crunchfish’s gesture control in combination with Vuzix’s glasses creates opportunities for efficient and user-friendly interaction, where the user becomes less dependent on touchscreens and buttons. For industrial use, gesture control can for instance be used to browse through instructions, manage phone calls, check video streaming, and zoom in/out drawings and documents.

Nasdaq-listed Vuzix focuses on design, manufacturing and sales of smart glasses and is one of the leading global suppliers. Since 2015, Intel is one of the shareholders, who together with Vuzix’s management owns nearly 40 percent of the company.

“As a leading supplier of AR smart glasses for both the consumer and enterprise markets, it is vital for us to secure suppliers with tools that can be easily used by our partners and solution developers on our platform. Crunchfish is an important partner that provides new and effective ways to interact with our devices.” says Paul Travers, CEO of Vuzix.

“The market for AR glasses grows and we are very pleased to work with an influential player like Vuzix. Their market focus is in line with Crunchfish’s and they see an increasing demand for gesture control from customers and partners, which provides a foundation for a successful cooperation.” says Joakim Nydemark, CEO of Crunchfish.

For further information, please contact:
Joakim Nydemark, CEO Crunchfish
ir@crunchfish.com
+46 706 35 16 09

About Crunchfish
Crunchfish develops and markets Augmented Reality technology for m-commerce and industrial and social applications. Our software Touchless A3D^® makes it possible to control electronics with gestures and aBubbl^® enables AR in any third-party application. Crunchfish’s technologies are licensed to both hardware manufacturers and application developers and are currently available in devices and applications from global players. Crunchfish is listed on Nasdaq First North since 2016. The company was founded in 2010 and is based in Sweden. Visit crunchfish.com for more information.

First North-noterade Crunchfish och amerikanska Vuzix Corporation ingår samarbete som innebär att Vuzix förintegrerar Crunchfishs mjukvara för geststyrning i företagets smarta AR-glasögon och på så sätt gör funktionaliteten tillgänglig för kunder och partners. Vuzix är en ledande leverantör av smarta glasögon inom Augmented Reality (AR) för både konsument- och företagsmarknaden. Crunchfishs geststyrning i kombination med […]

First North-noterade Crunchfish och amerikanska Vuzix Corporation ingår samarbete som innebär att Vuzix förintegrerar Crunchfishs mjukvara för geststyrning i företagets smarta AR-glasögon och på så sätt gör funktionaliteten tillgänglig för kunder och partners.

Vuzix är en ledande leverantör av smarta glasögon inom Augmented Reality (AR) för både konsument- och företagsmarknaden. Crunchfishs geststyrning i kombination med Vuzix glasögon skapar möjligheter till effektiv och användarvänlig interaktion, där användaren blir mindre beroende av pekskärmar och knappar. För industriellt bruk kan geststyrning till exempel användas för att bläddra igenom instruktioner, hantera telefonsamtal, kontrollera videostreaming och zooma in/ut ritningar och dokument.

Samarbetet innebär intäkter för Crunchfish när Vuzix kunder väljer att använda mjukvaran.

Nasdaq-noterade Vuzix fokuserar på design, tillverkning och försäljning av smarta glasögon och finns representerade i USA, England och Japan. Sedan 2015 är Intel en av ägarna, som tillsammans med företagsledningen äger närmare 40 procent av bolaget.

”Som ledande leverantör av smarta AR-glasögon för både konsument- och företags­mark­naden är det viktigt för oss att säkra leverantörer med verktyg som enkelt kan användas av våra partners och alla andra som vill utveckla lösningar på vår plattform. Crunchfish är en viktig partner som tillför nya och effektiva sätt att interagera med våra enheter.” säger Paul Travers, VD på Vuzix.

”Marknaden för AR glasögon växer och vi är väldigt glada att inleda samarbetet med en tongivande aktör som Vuzix. Deras fokusområden på marknaden ligger i linje med våra och de ser en ökad efterfrågan på geststyrda lösningar från kunder och partners, vilket skapar goda förutsättningar för ett givande samarbete.”, säger Joakim Nydemark, VD på Crunchfish.

För ytterligare information kontakta:
Joakim Nydemark, VD Crunchfish
ir@crunchfish.com
0706 35 16 09

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Om Crunchfish

Crunchfish utvecklar och marknadsför AR-teknologi som skapar nya interaktionsmöjligheter för m-handel och industriella och sociala applikationer. Vår mjukvara Touchless A3D® möjliggör styrning av elektronik med gester och aBubbl® gör det möjligt att aktivera AR i vilken tredjepartsapplikation som helst. Crunchfishs teknologier licensieras till både hårdvarutillverkare och applikationsbolag. Företagets mjukvara finns för närvarande tillgänglig i enheter och applikationer från flera globala aktörer. Crunchfish är noterat vid Nasdaq First North sedan 2016. Företaget grundades 2010 och har huvudkontor i Malmö. Besök crunchfish.com för mer information.

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Nasdaq First North-noterade Crunchfish har tecknat ett samarbetsavtal med ett mindre europeiskt AR-bolag. Avtalet möjliggör användning av Crunchfishs geststyrningsmjukvara i motpartens nyutvecklade AR-produkter, vilka avses lanseras till företagsmarknaden under första halvåret 2018. Samarbetet är ytterligare ett erkännande av Crunchfishs geststyrningsteknologi och stärker bolagets position som interaktionspartner på AR-marknaden. Det är för tidigt att bedöma det […]

Nasdaq First North-noterade Crunchfish har tecknat ett samarbetsavtal med ett mindre europeiskt AR-bolag. Avtalet möjliggör användning av Crunchfishs geststyrningsmjukvara i motpartens nyutvecklade AR-produkter, vilka avses lanseras till företagsmarknaden under första halvåret 2018. Samarbetet är ytterligare ett erkännande av Crunchfishs geststyrningsteknologi och stärker bolagets position som interaktionspartner på AR-marknaden. Det är för tidigt att bedöma det ekonomiska värdet av samarbetet.

Det europeiska bolaget utvecklar innovativa AR-produkter och tjänster för företagsmarknaden. Crunchfishs mjukvara inom geststyrning kommer ingå som en möjlig interaktionsmetod i motpartens AR-erbjudande. Bolaget, som finns representerat i Europa och USA, planerar för en produktlansering under första halvåret 2018.

Samarbetet betyder att Crunchfish fortsätter stärka sin position på AR-marknaden som en av de ledande leverantörerna av effektiva interaktionslösningar för AR-produkter och tjänster. Då samarbetet är i ett tidigt skede och motpartens produkter ännu inte lanserats, är det idag inte möjligt att lämna besked avseende samarbetets framtida ekonomiska värde för Crunchfish.

”Samarbetet är ytterligare ett kvitto på att vår geststyrningslösning ligger i framkant och erbjuder en enkel och effektiv interaktionslösning för produkter inom AR-området. Vi fortsätter leverera i enlighet med vår strategi att etablera partnerskap med innovativa aktörer på AR-marknaden, för att kunna ta del av marknadsutvecklingen när volymerna växer, säger Joakim Nydemark, VD på Crunchfish.

För ytterligare information, kontakta:
Joakim Nydemark, VD Crunchfish
ir@crunchfish.com
0706 35 16 09

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Denna information är sådan information som Crunchfish AB är skyldigt att offentliggöra enligt EU:s Marknadsmissbruksförordning. Informationen lämnades, genom ovanstående kontaktpersons försorg, för offentliggörande den 27 oktober 2017.

Om Crunchfish
Crunchfish utvecklar och marknadsför teknologi inom AR/VR och m-commerce. Vår mjukvara skapar nya interaktionsmöjligheter med konsumentelektronik. Vår produkt Touchless A3D® gör det möjligt att styra enheter med gester. Vår mjukvaruplattform aBubbl® skapar innovativa m-commerce lösningar och gör det möjligt att aktivera förstärkt verklighet i vilken applikation som helst. Crunchfishs produkter licensieras till tillverkare av konsumentelektronik och applikationsutvecklare och finns för närvarande tillgänglig i miljontals enheter från globala aktörer. Crunchfish är noterat vid Nasdaq First North sedan 2016. Företaget grundades 2010 och har huvudkontor i Malmö. Besök crunchfish.com för ytterligare information.  

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Crunchfish spreads the word at AWE EU in Munich October 19-20, about the advantages of gesture control and proximity solutions when using AR smart glasses in the industry. The two-day conference is held for the second time in Europe and attracts 1,500 attendees, 100 speakers and 100 exhibitors. AR is bringing superpowers to people and […]

Crunchfish spreads the word at AWE EU in Munich October 19-20, about the advantages of gesture control and proximity solutions when using AR smart glasses in the industry.
The two-day conference is held for the second time in Europe and attracts 1,500 attendees, 100 speakers and 100 exhibitors.

AR is bringing superpowers to people and will drive efficiency gains, economic growth, democratize healthcare and education, and promote sustainability in the world. Crunchfish’s contribution, primarily focused on the industry segment, is to offer an interaction based on human conditions.

The first day’s impression is that there is a high interest in human centric interactions with AR-devices, something that was confirmed by both the large number of people showing up in the Crunchfish booth and pointed out in various presentations held during the day. Gesture control is the natural interaction method when wearing smart glasses, allowing a more efficient, comfortable and immersive way to interact.

A shared view among many attendants is that the progress within AR is rapid. The AR-paradigm shift will come faster than previous tech-paradigm shifts. The impact on companies operating in highly competitive markets will be massive, offering new and agile competitors an advantage while presenting substantial challenges for traditional conservative players. A rapid changing landscape is in the favour of companies like Crunchfish who is already positioned in the frontline of the technological development.

Experience the possibilities of gesture control and contextual awareness at AWE Europe at the Crunchfish booth Designing for immersive environments is fundamentally different from designing for 2D screens. Content is all around you and your whole body becomes the interface. These interaction challenges increase the demand for user friendly and efficient ways to engage with […]

Experience the possibilities of gesture control and contextual awareness at AWE Europe at the Crunchfish booth

Designing for immersive environments is fundamentally different from designing for 2D screens. Content is all around you and your whole body becomes the interface. These interaction challenges increase the demand for user friendly and efficient ways to engage with mobile and wearable devices.

At AWE Europe, Crunchfish will show how to interact with digital interfaces in a more natural way using gesture control. Our mobile proximity technology enables contextual awareness, securing information relevance and efficient information exchange based on physical presence and closeness.

Natural and intuitive interaction
Since AR and VR devices are designed to be used without tangible interfaces, traditional interaction methods no longer apply. Gesture control lets you engage with AR and VR environments in a direct way, making interactions more fluid and immersive.
Crunchfish has many years’ experience of UX design from gesture interaction projects. Our software is used e.g. in AR smart glasses and VR headsets to navigate content and control tasks.

Contextual awareness
Managing context dependent information means you can provide the right information, at the right time, in the right place and to the right people, securing information relevance and efficient information exchange. Crunchfish provides applications with an intelligent proximity layer that adds awareness of who and what is present in real time. This contextual awareness enables you to discover others nearby, communicate instantly and to share information. Our software creates innovative solutions for e.g. context independent information in AR smart glasses.

At AWE Europe you can try out the following Crunchfish demos

• Visual Assist in AR smart glasses
• 3D interaction in a VR context using Tango and ToF camera
• 3D interaction for mobile AR using ARCore

Welcome to visit us in booth 325 to discuss the possibilities of gesture interaction and contextual awareness.

For more information, please contact:
Joakim Nydemark, CEO Crunchfish
+46 40 626 77 00
joakim.nydemark@crunchfish.com

About Crunchfish
Crunchfish develops software that creates new possibilities for interaction with mobile and wearable devices. We use the cameras in mobile and wearable devices to detect and track a person’s face and hands. This enables you to engage with digital interfaces in a more natural way with gestures. Through low energy Bluetooth, we provide applications with an intelligent proximity layer, that lets users of mobile and wearable devices locally and seamlessly discover who is nearby, connect and share information.
Crunchfish’s technology is licensed to consumer electronics manufacturers and application developers and is currently available in millions of devices from global enterprises. The company was founded in 2010 and is based in Malmö, Sweden. Crunchfish is listed on Nasdaq First North since 2016. Visit crunchfish.com for more information.

First North-listed Crunchfish has, by the United States Patent and Trademark Authority (USPTO), been granted patent for activation of the mobile camera when mobile passive sensors detect predefined changes in light conditions. The patent allows for activation of the camera using passive sensors. The patent with number US9733763 will be the company’s fifth US patent […]

First North-listed Crunchfish has, by the United States Patent and Trademark Authority (USPTO), been granted patent for activation of the mobile camera when mobile passive sensors detect predefined changes in light conditions. The patent allows for activation of the camera using passive sensors. The patent with number US9733763 will be the company’s fifth US patent in the touchless interaction area. The patent is valid in the United States until April 2034. Previously, a corresponding Swedish patent has been granted. Patent applications have also been submitted to Europe and China.

Crunchfish has a comprehensive IP-portfolio that includes about twenty patents across the two main business areas of gesture control, called Touchless Interaction, and mobile proximity functionality, which we refer to as Connected AR as it is a form of augmented reality.

Crunchfish’s IP patent process has the following main steps:

• Create priority by submitting the first patent application in Sweden.
• Analyse review report from patent authority.
• Submit an international PCT patent application within 12 months if the patent review is positive.
• Submit national patent applications, within 30 months from the initial filing date, in the most important markets such as Europe, the US and China.

This recently granted patent has priority from the filing date in Sweden on April 11, 2013 and the company has previously been granted a patent in Sweden for the same invention. In parallel with the U.S. application, national patent applications have also been submitted to Europe and China. In these two markets, the review is still ongoing because each national patent authority makes its own decisions. However, the likelihood of a favourable outcome of patents in Europe and China has increased, as the application has already been granted in Sweden and the US.

The value of the company’s patent portfolio has been significantly strengthened in the last year. Several patents have been granted in the United States, and in one case China, and most of the patent applications in the company’s other technology area, Connected AR, have been reviewed and granted patents in Sweden. For these applications, international PCT applications have been submitted and in some cases the nationalisation phases have been initiated, as thirty months have elapsed since the initial filing date.

Crunchfish’s patent portfolio
Crunchfish has, nationally and internationally, 57 active patents and patent applications within two technology areas – touchless interaction and augmented reality. There are 11 unique touchless interaction inventions, of which 10 have been granted patents and 15 unique augmented reality inventions in of which 9 have been granted patents. The company owns all its patents and patent applications without limitation.

Crunchfish’s strategy is to protect the company’s technology in all geographic markets deemed to be of importance. Crunchfish intends to extend its patent portfolio continuously to selected markets and through new inventions in both gesture control and augmented reality.

For further information, please contact:
Joachim Samuelsson, Chairman of the Board and Patent Liaison at Crunchfish
+46 (0)708 464 788
joachim.samuelsson@crunchfish.com

Joakim Nydemark, CEO of Crunchfish
+46 (0)706 351 609,
joakim.nydemark@crunchfish.com

About Crunchfish
Crunchfish develops and markets AR/VR and m-commerce technology. Our software creates new possibilities for interaction with consumer electronics. Our product Touchless A3D^® makes it possible to control devices with gestures. Our software platform aBubbl^® creates innovative m-commerce solutions and enables AR in any application. Crunchfish’s products are licensed to consumer electronics manufacturers and application developers and are currently available in millions of devices from global players. Crunchfish is listed on Nasdaq First North since 2016. The company was founded in 2010 and has its head office in Malmö. Visit crunchfish.com for more information.