Vehicle occupant engagement using three-dimensional eye gaze vectors
US11847858B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 9, 2022 |
| Grant date | Dec 19, 2023 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 9, 2042 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06T2207/30268
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
According to the techniques of this disclosure, a method includes capturing, using a camera system of a vehicle, at least one image of an occupant of the vehicle, determining, based on the at least one image of the occupant, a location of one or more eyes of the occupant within the vehicle, and determining, based on the at least one image of the occupant, an eye gaze vector. The method may also include determining, based on the eye gaze vector, the location of the one or more eyes of the occupant, and a vehicle data file of the vehicle, a region of interest from a plurality of regions of interests of the vehicle at which the occupant is looking, wherein the vehicle data file specifies respective locations of each of the plurality of regions of interest, and selectively performing, based on the region of interest, an action.
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