Apple Watch owners could soon make a call with a click of their fingers: Patent reveals new gesture controls that could even understand sign language

Hand gestures, like pointing and waving, could one day be used to command the Apple Watch. A new patent revealed that the Cupertino company may be working on a variety of sensors to detect and interpret hand gestures. Images shown in the application also suggest the wearable device could detect sign language and the paired iPhone would convert it to speech or text. A new patent revealed that the Cupertino company may be working on a variety of sensors to detect and interpret hand gestures. 'Based on the detected movements, a user gesture can be determined.