Meta faces patent litigation over its Quest VR 'direct touch' feature.
Gelonghui, April 4th | A federal lawsuit in the United States alleges that Meta Platforms Inc.'s Quest VR headset feature — which allows users to interact with technology using gestures — infringes on two patents. In a complaint filed on Thursday with the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas, CurioXR Inc. stated that the 'direct touch' functionality in virtual reality headsets violates U.S. Patent Nos. 11,531,448 and 11,656,742. CurioXR claims it informed Meta in January 2024 about its patent portfolio covering technologies such as VR and AI, and proposed a licensing agreement. The patent holder asserts that Meta's products display icons near tracked body parts of users and implement direct touch interactions covered by its patents. According to CurioXR, these protected methods were originally invented to provide educational opportunities for children on a distraction-free platform. The complaint highlights that Mark Zuckerberg, CEO of Meta, posted updates about this feature on Instagram in 2023, demonstrating its value.
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