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Eye gaze tracking system, associated methods and computer programs

US11593962B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateDec 29, 2020
Grant dateFeb 28, 2023
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Expiry dateFeb 14, 2041

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06V40/193
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An eye tracking system configured to: receive a plurality of right-eye-images of a right eye of a user; receive a plurality of left-eye-images of a left eye of a user, each left-eye-image corresponding to a right-eye-image in the plurality of right-eye-images; detect a pupil and determine an associated pupil-signal, for each of the plurality of right-eye-images and each of the plurality of left-eye-images; calculate a right-eye-pupil-variation of the pupil-signals for the plurality of right-eye-images and a left-eye-pupil-variation of the pupil-signals for the plurality of left-eye-images; and determine a right-eye-weighting and a left-eye-weighting based on the right-eye-pupil-variation and the left-eye-pupil-variation. For one or more right-eye-images and one or more corresponding left-eye-images, the eye tracking system can: determine at least one right-eye-gaze-signal based on the right-eye-image and at least one left-eye-gaze-signal based on the corresponding left-eye-image; and calculate a combined-gaze-signal from a weighted sum of the right-eye-gaze-signal and the left-eye-gaze-signal using the right-eye-weighting and the left-eye-weighting.

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