<s>
GestureTek	B-General_Concept
is	O
an	O
American-based	O
interactive	O
technology	O
company	O
headquartered	O
in	O
Silicon	O
Valley	O
,	O
California	O
,	O
with	O
offices	O
in	O
Toronto	O
and	O
Ottawa	O
,	O
Ontario	O
and	O
Asia	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Founded	O
in	O
1986	O
by	O
Canadians	O
Vincent	O
John	O
Vincent	O
and	O
Francis	O
MacDougall	O
,	O
this	O
privately	O
held	O
company	O
develops	O
and	O
licenses	O
gesture	B-General_Concept
recognition	I-General_Concept
software	O
based	O
on	O
computer	B-Application
vision	I-Application
techniques	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
partners	O
invented	O
video	B-General_Concept
gesture	I-General_Concept
control	I-General_Concept
in	O
1986	O
and	O
received	O
their	O
base	O
patent	O
in	O
1996	O
for	O
the	O
GestPoint	O
video	B-General_Concept
gesture	I-General_Concept
control	I-General_Concept
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GestPoint	O
technology	O
is	O
a	O
camera-enabled	O
video	B-Operating_System
tracking	I-Operating_System
software	O
system	O
that	O
translates	O
hand	O
and	O
body	O
movement	O
into	O
computer	O
control	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
system	O
enables	O
users	O
to	O
navigate	O
and	O
control	O
interactive	O
multi-media	O
and	O
menu-based	O
content	O
,	O
engage	O
in	O
virtual	O
reality	O
game	O
play	O
,	O
experience	O
immersion	O
in	O
an	O
augmented	B-General_Concept
reality	I-General_Concept
environment	O
or	O
interact	O
with	O
a	O
consumer	O
device	O
(	O
such	O
a	O
television	O
,	O
mobile	O
phone	O
or	O
set	O
top	O
box	O
)	O
without	O
using	O
touch-based	O
peripherals	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Similar	O
companies	O
include	O
gesture	B-General_Concept
recognition	I-General_Concept
specialist	O
LM3LABS	B-General_Concept
based	O
in	O
Tokyo	O
,	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GestureTek	B-General_Concept
's	O
gesture	B-General_Concept
interface	I-General_Concept
applications	O
include	O
multi-touch	B-Application
and	O
3D	O
camera	O
tracking	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GestureTek	B-General_Concept
's	O
multi-touch	B-Application
technology	I-Application
powers	O
the	O
multi-touch	B-Application
table	O
in	O
Melbourne	O
's	O
Eureka	O
Tower	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
GestureTek	B-General_Concept
multi-touch	B-Application
table	O
with	O
object	O
recognition	O
is	O
found	O
at	O
the	O
New	O
York	O
City	O
Visitors	O
Center	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Telefónica	O
has	O
a	O
multi-touch	B-Application
window	O
with	O
technology	O
from	O
GestureTek	B-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
GestureTek	B-General_Concept
's	O
3D	O
tracking	O
technology	O
is	O
used	O
in	O
a	O
3D	B-Algorithm
television	I-Algorithm
prototype	O
from	O
Hitachi	O
and	O
various	O
digital	O
signage	O
and	O
display	O
solutions	O
based	O
on	O
3D	O
interaction	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GestureTek	B-General_Concept
currently	O
has	O
8	O
patents	O
awarded	O
,	O
including	O
:	O
5,534,917	O
(	O
Video	B-General_Concept
Gesture	I-General_Concept
Control	I-General_Concept
Motion	O
Detection	O
)	O
;	O
7,058,204	O
(	O
Multiple	O
Camera	O
Control	O
System	O
,	O
Point	O
to	O
Control	O
Base	O
Patent	O
)	O
;	O
7,421,093	O
(	O
Multiple	O
Camera	O
Tracking	O
System	O
for	O
Interfacing	O
With	O
an	O
Application	O
)	O
;	O
7,227,526	O
(	O
Stereo	O
Camera	O
Control	O
,	O
3D-Vision	O
Image	O
Control	O
System	O
)	O
;	O
7,379,563	O
(	O
Two-Handed	O
Movement	O
Tracker	O
Tracking	O
Bi-Manual	O
Movements	O
)	O
;	O
7,379,566	O
(	O
Optical	O
Flow-Based	O
Tilt	O
Sensor	O
For	O
Phone	O
Tilt	O
Control	O
)	O
;	O
7,389,591	O
(	O
Phone	O
Tilt	O
for	O
Typing	O
&	O
Menus/Orientation	O
-Sensitive	O
Signal	O
Output	O
)	O
;	O
7,430,312	O
(	O
Five	O
Camera	O
3D	O
Face	O
Capture	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GestureTek	B-General_Concept
's	O
software	O
and	O
patents	O
have	O
been	O
licensed	O
by	O
Microsoft	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
,	O
Sony	O
for	O
the	O
EyeToy	O
,	O
NTT	O
DoCoMo	O
for	O
their	O
mobile	O
phones	O
and	O
Hasbro	O
for	O
the	O
ION	O
Educational	O
Gaming	O
System	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
to	O
software	O
provision	O
,	O
GestureTek	B-General_Concept
also	O
fabricates	O
interactive	O
gesture	B-General_Concept
control	I-General_Concept
display	O
systems	O
with	O
natural	B-Application
user	I-Application
interface	I-Application
for	O
interactive	O
advertising	O
,	O
games	O
and	O
presentations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
,	O
GestureTek	B-General_Concept
's	O
natural	B-Application
user	I-Application
interface	I-Application
virtual	O
reality	O
system	O
has	O
been	O
the	O
subject	O
of	O
research	O
by	O
universities	O
and	O
hospitals	O
for	O
its	O
application	O
in	O
both	O
physical	O
therapy	O
and	O
physical	O
rehabilitation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2008	O
,	O
GestureTek	B-General_Concept
received	O
the	O
Mobile	O
Innovation	O
Global	O
Award	O
from	O
the	O
GSMA	O
for	O
its	O
software-based	O
,	O
gesture-controlled	O
user	O
interface	O
for	O
mobile	O
games	O
and	O
applications	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Katamari	B-Application
Damacy	I-Application
is	O
one	O
example	O
of	O
a	O
gesture	B-General_Concept
control	I-General_Concept
mobile	O
game	O
powered	O
by	O
GestureTek	B-General_Concept
software	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
companies	O
in	O
the	O
industry	O
of	O
interactive	O
projections	O
for	O
marketing	O
and	O
retail	O
experiences	O
include	O
Po-motion	O
Inc.	O
,	O
Touchmagix	O
and	O
LM3LABS	B-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
