Polarization volume hologram combiner enabling wide population coverage, eye tracking accuracy, and glint generation
US12256153B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 19, 2022 |
| Grant date | Mar 18, 2025 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 10, 2042 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03H2260/33
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Various embodiments set forth eye tracking systems. In some embodiments, an eye tracking system includes a polarization volume hologram (PVH) combiner having a rolling k-vector design that provides relatively wide coverage of users whose eyeglasses prescriptions can vary. The PVH combiner can further include (1) fiducial regions created by differential patterning that generate dark regions in images captured of an eye, and/or (2) multiple regions that diffract light at angles to produce different perspectives in the captured images. The dark regions and/or different perspectives can be used to calibrate eye tracking. In addition, the PVH combiner can include off-axis lens regions that generate glints for the eye tracking.
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