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Determination of position of a head-mounted device on a user

US11551376B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateOct 25, 2019
Grant dateJan 10, 2023
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Expiry dateJul 30, 2040

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06T2207/30201
  • WIPO fieldOptics
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

There is provided a method and system for determining if a head-mounted device for extended reality (XR) is correctly positioned on a user, and optionally performing a position correction procedure if the head-mounted device is determined to be incorrectly positioned on the user. Embodiments include: performing eye tracking by estimating, based on a first image of a first eye of the user, a position of a pupil in two dimensions; determining whether the estimated position of the pupil of the first eye is within a predetermined allowable area in the first image; and, if the determined position of the pupil of the first eye is inside the predetermined allowable area, concluding that the head-mounted device is correctly positioned on the user; or, if the determined position of the pupil of the first eye is outside the predetermined allowable area, concluding that the head-mounted device is incorrectly positioned on the user.

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