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Apparatus for eye tracking

US9456744B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateMay 10, 2013
Grant dateOct 4, 2016
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Expiry dateJun 21, 2033

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06V40/193
  • WIPO fieldOptics
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

An eye tracker having a waveguide for propagating illumination light towards an eye and propagating image light reflected from at least one surface of an eye, a light source optically coupled to the waveguide, and a detector optically coupled to the waveguide. Disposed in the waveguide is at least one grating lamina for deflecting the illumination light towards the eye along a first waveguide path and deflecting the image light towards the detector along a second waveguide path.

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