Method and apparatus for eye tracking
US11176688B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 14, 2019 |
| Grant date | Nov 16, 2021 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 22, 2039 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06T2207/30201
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Provided is a method and apparatus for eye tracking. An eye tracking method includes detecting an eye area corresponding to an eye of a user in a first frame of an image; determining an attribute of the eye area; selecting an eye tracker from a plurality of different eye trackers, the eye tracker corresponding to the determined attribute of the eye area; and tracking the eye of the user in a second frame of the image based on the selected eye tracker, the second frame being subsequent to the first frame.
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