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Systems and methods for position estimation

US8878749B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateSep 15, 2012
Grant dateNov 4, 2014
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Expiry dateApr 14, 2033

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG09G2354/00
  • WIPO fieldOptics
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

Systems and methods are described for improving gaze estimation based on glints. An example method may be executable to receive glint-location data indicating a location for each of one or more glints that are reflected from an eye. The glint-location data may be captured by an imaging device that is attached to a head-mountable display (HMD). The method may be further executable to determine a plurality of normalized pupil locations comprising at least a first and a second normalized pupil location. Each normalized pupil location may be determined based on the glint-location data for a different combinatoric subset of the one or more glints. The method may be further executable to determine a regression model to fit the plurality of normalized pupil locations to an expected gaze location, and perform a gaze-tracking process based on the regression model.

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