What's next after the smartphone?'Iron Man Glasses' led by Korea

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What's the innovative thing that Mark Zuckerberg identified as the "computer device behind the smartphone"?

It's 'smart glasses', and Korean startups are making core lenses that implement them.

What are the best invention patents of the year, including this product,
Reporter Jang A-young covered
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Both are like real candles, but one is fake.

When you wear glasses like Iron Man, the information you want to see unfolds on the virtual panel in front of you.

It is thanks to the "pin tilt" technology that is much lighter, clearer, and wider than existing smart glasses.

[Roh Ji-won / Retinal IR Manager: Compared to the existing Bud bath optical system or wave guide optical system, it can show a very clear augmented reality image with a small volume and high optical performance at the same time..]

Mark Zuckerberg also introduced Oryan, a smart glasses, and identified it as the "next generation device of smartphones," and it is known that it will not be released until three years later.

On the other hand, the company's lenses were already released as products in Japan through Japan's largest telecommunications company this fall.

An innovative voice recognition device that can replace hearing aids was also considered the invention of the year.

When using speech recognition in real life, conversations are often not captured due to ambient noise, and with this application, only the speaker's voice can be heard clearly.

It uses an algorithm that only tracks voices to remove noise, and it is expected that it will be available for only a subscription fee of 4,000 won per month.

By increasing the curvature and surface area, fallen leaves accumulate, and even if cigarette butt is stuck, a rainwater drip filter has also been released.

[Kim Wan-ki / Director of the Korean Intellectual Property Office: I think intellectual property is the most important support in running a company. If you think about companies with and without intellectual property, companies with patent trademarks / are much more likely to succeed.]

Last July, more than 1 million patents were held by Koreans.

The Korean Intellectual Property Office plans to increase the number of industrial property rights of domestic companies to 2 million by 2027.

I'm YTN's Jang Ayoung.

Reporter for filming
: Kwak Young-joo