Patent · US Active

Image sensor for vision based on human computer interaction

US10594974B2 · kind B2 · utility

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5References

12Claims

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Assignee

Tobii AB · SE

Inventors

Magnus Ivarsson · Danderyd, SE
Per-Edvin Stoltz · Danderyd, SE
David Masko · Danderyd, SE
Niklas Ollesson · Danderyd, SE
Mårten Skogö · Danderyd, SE
Peter Blixt · Danderyd, SE
Henrik Jönsson · Stockholm, SE

Key dates

Filing date	May 10, 2018
Grant date	Mar 17, 2020
Priority date	—
Expiry date	May 10, 2038

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG06T2207/10152
WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Techniques for reducing a read out time and power consumption of an image sensor used for eye tracking are described. In an example, a position of an eye element in an active area of a sensor is determined. The eye element can be any of an eye, a pupil of the eye, an iris of the eye, or a glint at the eye. A region of interest (ROI) around the position of the eye is defined. The image sensor reads out pixels confined to the ROI, thereby generating an ROI image that shows the eye element.

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