Including Eye Movement Detection Patents (Class 351/209)
  • Patent number: 11347960
    Abstract: An apparatus for providing gaze tracking in a near-eye display. Certain examples provide an apparatus including a light modulator configured to receive light of a first range of wavelengths and generate an image beam therefrom. The light modulator is further configured to receive light of a second range of wavelengths and generate a probe beam therefrom. The apparatus also includes one or more light guides including one or more in-coupling element areas, and one or more out-coupling element areas. The one or more in-coupling diffractive element areas are configured to receive and in-couple the image beam and the probe beam into the one or more light guides. The one or more out-coupling element areas are configured to out-couple, from the one or more light guides: the image beam to a user's eye for user viewing, and the probe beam to the user's eye for detection of reflection therefrom.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2022
    Assignee: Magic Leap, Inc.
    Inventor: Toni Jarvenpaa
  • Patent number: 11317800
    Abstract: A method of monitoring eye strain includes detecting the blink status, the vergence status and the pupil status of a user, and then determining whether the user encounters eye strain according to at least one of the blink status, the vergence status and the pupil status of the user. The method further includes facilitating the user to blink or informing the user of eye strain.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2022
    Assignee: Ganzin Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Kuei-An Li, Su-Ling Yeh, Shao-Yi Chien
  • Patent number: 11311188
    Abstract: An apparatus including a set of virtual reality goggles affixable to a patient is provided. The set of virtual reality goggles includes two central lenses employed to be positioned over the patient's eyes, securing means configured to secure a computing device to the set of virtual reality goggles, and means for determining a distance between the patient's eyes and the computing device. The set of virtual reality goggles is employable to test visual and/or mental attributes of the patient.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2022
    Assignee: Micro Medical Devices, Inc.
    Inventors: Ramin Hooriani, Rafi Israel
  • Patent number: 11311190
    Abstract: The present invention provides a system and a method for measuring ocular motility of a patient.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2022
    Assignee: Novasight LTD.
    Inventors: Dan Oz, Michael Belkin, Oren Yehezkel
  • Patent number: 11307658
    Abstract: In certain embodiments, a binocular system for entering commands includes a computer and a binocular eyepiece. The computer generates a virtual graphical user interface (GUI) with one or more graphical elements, where each graphical element corresponds to a command. The binocular eyepiece includes of eyepieces. Each eyepiece has an optical path that directs an image of an object towards a corresponding eye of a pair of eyes. The optical path of at least one eyepiece directs the virtual GUI towards the corresponding eye. At least one eyepiece is associated with an eye-tracker that tracks movement of the corresponding eye relative to the virtual GUI to yield a tracked eye. The computer interprets movement of the tracked eye relative to the virtual GUI as an interaction with a selected graphical element, and initiates the command corresponding to the selected graphical element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2022
    Assignee: Alcon Inc.
    Inventor: Martin Eil
  • Patent number: 11307646
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method and an apparatus for acquiring information by capturing an eye or an area around an eye. A wearable electronic device according to various embodiments of the present invention may comprise: a light source; at least one lens; an optical surface disposed on a first side of the at least one lens; and a camera for receiving, through the at least one lens and the optical surface, light output from the light source and scattered by a subject located on a second side of the at least one lens.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2022
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Dong-Hi Lee, Ki-Huk Lee
  • Patent number: 11302156
    Abstract: This application is directed to user interfaces for displaying information associated with electronic devices. For instance, a client device may receive a request to open an application. The client device may then receive, from a network device, image data generated by one or more electronic devices. Using the image data, the client device may display one or more images represented by the image data on a user interface, where an individual image is associated with a respective electronic device. After a time period has elapsed, the client device may receive, from the network device, additional image data generated by the one or more electronic devices, where the additional image data represents one or more updated images. The client device may then display the one or more updated images, instead of the one or more images, using the user interface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2022
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Dmytro Gordiichuk, Yuriy Katkov, John Modestine
  • Patent number: 11294460
    Abstract: A method for detecting an eye event of a user using an eye tracking system, the method comprising capturing a first image of a first eye of a user, capturing an image of a second eye of the user a first period after capturing the first image of the first eye and a second period before capturing a next image of the first eye, capturing a second image of the first eye the second period after capturing the image of the second eye, determining that an eye event has occurred based on a difference between the first and second images of the first eye, and performing at least one action if it is determined that that an eye event has occurred.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2022
    Assignee: Tobii AB
    Inventor: Andreas Klingström
  • Patent number: 11288298
    Abstract: A computer system identifies and prioritizes issues in electronic documents from electronic social media sources and/or from traditional media sources. The computer system includes a communication network linked to one or more of the sources and a computer server in communication with the communication network. The computer server is configured to receive electronic documents from the sources via the communication network. The computer server has memory and a processor, the memory including processor executable instructions stored in the memory and executable by the processor. The instructions comprise data collection instructions, topic modeling instructions including instructions for weighing and instructions for indicating a distribution for identified issues within each of the retrieved documents, issue assignment instructions, instructions for determining, and instructions for ranking.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2022
    Assignee: TSG Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Noah Krusell, Anthony L. Hinrichs, Nathan D. Dees, Caimei Lu
  • Patent number: 11287930
    Abstract: An apparatus for tracking eye gaze includes a capacitive sensor array having a plurality of capacitive sensors. The capacitive sensor array is configured to detect eye movement based at least on a proximity of the plurality of capacitive sensors to a part of an eye of a user (e.g., a bulge in the cornea). A frame of the apparatus is configured to be worn on a head of the user and configured to support the capacitive sensor array positioned in front of the eye. A control circuit of the apparatus is configured to receive signals from the capacitive sensor array. A body electrode of the apparatus is positioned on the frame and electrically connected to the control circuit, the body electrode configured to establish an electrical connection with a body of the user. A conductive line of the apparatus connects the body electrode to the control circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2022
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Christian Moller, Flavio Protasio Ribeiro
  • Patent number: 11272870
    Abstract: A mental impairment detection system and non-invasive method of detecting mental impairment of a user are provided. A test (e.g., an inhibitory reflex test or a sustained attention test) is administered to the user, brain activity in a frontal lobe of the user is non-invasively detected while the test is administered to the user, and a level of mental impairment of the user is determined based on the brain activity detected in the frontal lobe of the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2022
    Assignee: HI LLC
    Inventors: Husam Katnani, Daniel Sobek, Antonio H. Lara
  • Patent number: 11269190
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a lens for eye-tracking applications. The lens comprises a first protective layer, arranged to face towards the eye to be tracked when the lens is used for eye-tracking. It also comprises at least one light source, at least partly arranged in the first protective layer, arranged to emit a first light from the first protective layer in a direction towards the eye. Moreover, it comprises at least one image capturing device, at least partly arranged in the first protective layer, arranged to receive the first light within the first protective layer. The lens further comprises an absorptive layer, arranged on the far side of the first protective layer seen from the eye to be tracked when the lens is used for eye-tracking, adapted to be absorptive for wavelengths of the majority of the first light.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2022
    Assignee: Tobii AB
    Inventors: Axel Tollin, Daniel Ljunggren
  • Patent number: 11259699
    Abstract: A Progressive Lens Simulator comprises an Eye Tracker, for tracking an eye axis direction to determine a gaze distance, an Off-Axis Progressive Lens Simulator, for generating an Off-Axis progressive lens simulation; and an Axial Power-Distance Simulator, for simulating a progressive lens power in the eye axis direction. The Progressive Lens Simulator can alternatively include an Integrated Progressive Lens Simulator, for creating a Comprehensive Progressive Lens Simulation. The Progressive Lens Simulator can be Head-mounted. A Guided Lens Design Exploration System for the Progressive Lens Simulator can include a Progressive Lens Simulator, a Feedback-Control Interface, and a Progressive Lens Design processor, to generate a modified progressive lens simulation for the patient after a guided modification of the progressive lens design. A Deep Learning Method for an Artificial Intelligence Engine can be used for a Progressive Lens Design Processor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2022
    Assignee: Neurolens, Inc.
    Inventor: Gergely T. Zimanyi
  • Patent number: 11246484
    Abstract: An eye measurement instrument includes: an optical measurement subsystem for measuring an optical characteristic of an eye; an imaging system, including: a camera, an optical system including a movable optical element, and an actuator to move the movable optical element. When the movable optical element is moved into a first position outside an optical path between the eye and the camera, then the optical system focuses a first feature of the eye at the camera, and the camera is configured to capture a first image of the eye, and when the movable element is moved in a second position in the optical path then the optical system focuses a second feature of the eye, different from the first feature, at the camera, and the camera captures a second image of the eye.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2022
    Assignee: AMO Development, LLC
    Inventor: Richard J. Copland
  • Patent number: 11241151
    Abstract: A Progressive Lens Simulator comprises an Eye Tracker, for tracking an eye axis direction to determine a gaze distance, an Off-Axis Progressive Lens Simulator, for generating an Off-Axis progressive lens simulation; and an Axial Power-Distance Simulator, for simulating a progressive lens power in the eye axis direction. The Progressive Lens Simulator can alternatively include an Integrated Progressive Lens Simulator, for creating a Comprehensive Progressive Lens Simulation. The Progressive Lens Simulator can be Head-mounted. A Guided Lens Design Exploration System for the Progressive Lens Simulator can include a Progressive Lens Simulator, a Feedback-Control Interface, and a Progressive Lens Design processor, to generate a modified progressive lens simulation for the patient after a guided modification of the progressive lens design. A Deep Learning Method for an Artificial Intelligence Engine can be used for a Progressive Lens Design Processor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 8, 2022
    Assignee: Neurolens, Inc.
    Inventor: Gergely T. Zimanyi
  • Patent number: 11241152
    Abstract: An evaluation device includes: a display screen configured to displays images; a gaze point detection unit configured to detect a position of a gaze point of an examinee who observes the display screen; a display controller configured to display an indicator at an offset position having a predetermined relative positional relationship with the gaze point on the display screen based on a detection result of the position of the gaze point; an arithmetic unit configured to determine whether the examinee has recognized the indicator; and an evaluation unit configured to evaluate a visual function of the examinee based on a determination result from the arithmetic unit, wherein the arithmetic unit is further configured to determine that the examinee has recognized the indicator when the gaze point moves toward the indicator and thus the offset position is located outside the display screen.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 8, 2022
    Assignee: JVC KENWOOD Corporation
    Inventor: Shuji Hakoshima
  • Patent number: 11209654
    Abstract: Digital eyewear for monitoring, detecting, and predicting, preventing, treating, and training patients to conduct self-care, of migraines/photophobia in real-time. Digital eyewear for similar activity, with respect to negative visual effects, such as from changes in lighting conditions. Digital eyewear maintains information about progress of migraines/photophobia for each patient individually and collectively. Digital eyewear determines whether migraines/photophobia are likely or occurring. Digital eyewear ameliorates and treats migraines/photophobia. Digital eyewear trains the patient to self-care re migraines/photophobia. Digital eyewear receives information from patient and ambient sensors, maintains history of migraines/photophobia and amelioration/treatment, and determines correlations. Patient sensors receive information about patient status. Ambient sensors receive information about ambient environment near the patient.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 28, 2021
    Assignee: Percept Technologies Inc
    Inventor: Scott W Lewis
  • Patent number: 11209901
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an eye tracking method as well as a corresponding system and computer-readable storage medium. Calibration is performed. The calibration comprises estimating values for a plurality of parameters defining respective optical properties of an eye. The plurality of parameters includes a radius of a cornea of the eye. Eye tracking for the eye is performed using the values estimated at the calibration. An updated value of the cornea radius is estimated. Eye tracking for the eye is performed using the updated value of the cornea radius and a value estimated at the calibration for a parameter other than the cornea radius of the eye. The cornea radius of an eye may change over time. This may cause degradation of eye tracking performance. This problem may be reduced or prevented by estimating an updated value of the cornea radius.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 28, 2021
    Assignee: Tobii AB
    Inventor: Andreas Klingström
  • Patent number: 11202918
    Abstract: A system (1) for treating and monitoring the condition of an eye (6) includes a light source, preferably a non-lasing LED (2), for irradiating the eye at a wavelength sufficient to reverse eye damage. The system also includes an excitation light source, preferably a non-lasing LED (4), for exciting fluorescence in the eye and a detector (22) for detecting fluorescence stimulated by the excitation LED (4). The system may also include a second non-lasing light source, preferably a non-lasing LED, for irradiating the eye; and a detector for detecting scatter of light from the eye. Methods for monitoring, diagnosis and treatment of eye conditions such as cataracts are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 21, 2021
    Inventors: Desmond Smith, Alan Kerr
  • Patent number: 11197781
    Abstract: Laser pulse modulation for laser corneal treatments is used to control the thermal energy imparted to the cornea. The optical energy of the laser pulses may be modulated to reduce or increase the thermal energy, depending upon an expected thermal load or a measured temperature at each position location of the cornea subject to laser treatment. The laser pulse modulation may involve pulse frequency modulation, pulse amplitude modulation, and pulse duration modulation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 14, 2021
    Assignee: Alcon Inc.
    Inventor: Michael Wittnebel
  • Patent number: 11194404
    Abstract: Methods and systems for processing input from an image-capture device for gesture-recognition. The method further includes computationally interpreting user gestures in accordance with a first mode of operation; analyzing the path of movement of an object to determine an intent of a user to change modes of operation; and, upon determining an intent of the user to change modes of operation, subsequently interpreting user gestures in accordance with the second mode of operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 7, 2021
    Assignee: Ultrahaptics IP Two Limited
    Inventor: David S. Holz
  • Patent number: 11194392
    Abstract: In a calibration process for an eye-tracking application, a calibration mark is displayed on an instrument, and the user is instructed to keep the gaze focused on the calibration mark. Next, a dynamic image is displayed on the instrument, and the user is instructed to move his head or the instrument as indicated by the dynamic image while keeping the gaze focused on the calibration mark. The ocular information of the user is recorded during the head movement or the instrument movement for calibrating the eye-tracking application.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 1, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 7, 2021
    Assignee: Ganzin Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Kuan-Ling Liu, Liang Fang, Po-Jung Chiu, Yi-Heng Wu, Ming-Yi Tai, Yi-Hsiang Chen, Chia-Ming Chang, Shao-Yi Chien
  • Patent number: 11160450
    Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed for evaluating human eye tracking. One method includes receiving data representing the location of and/or information tracked by an individual's eye or eyes before, during, or after the individual performs a task; identifying a temporal phase or a biomechanical phase of the task performed by the individual; identifying a visual cue in the identified temporal phase or biomechanical phase; and scoring the tracking of the individual's eye or eyes by comparing the data to the visual cue.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2021
    Assignee: RightEye, LLC
    Inventors: Adam Todd Gross, Melissa Hunfalvay
  • Patent number: 11112862
    Abstract: The invention provides a viewing system including an augmented reality system that generates a visual presentation to a user based at least in part on an IPD of the user, and an IPD compensator that adjusts the visual presentation based on an IPD compensation factor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2021
    Assignee: Magic Leap, Inc.
    Inventor: Samuel A. Miller
  • Patent number: 11099643
    Abstract: An apparatus for mounting on a head including a frame, A face-wearable near-ocular optics and a micro-display for displaying data in front of the eyes is provided. A computing device is coupled to the micro-display. At least one sensor is coupled to the computing device for receiving biometric human information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2021
    Assignee: Snap Inc.
    Inventors: Erick Miller, Jonathan Rodriguez
  • Patent number: 11093034
    Abstract: A method of tracking a gaze position of an eye in a target space in a field of view of the eye over an eye tracking period includes performing a plurality of scans of the eye with infrared light within the eye tracking period. Each scan includes generating infrared light signals over a scan period and projecting the infrared light signals from a plurality of virtual light projectors to the eye to form a plurality of illumination areas on the eye. Reflections of the infrared light signals from the eye are detected for each scan. The gaze position of the eye in the target space is determined from the detected reflections of the infrared light signals for each scan.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 17, 2021
    Assignee: Google LLC
    Inventors: Idris S. Aleem, Mayank Bhargava, Andrew S. Logan
  • Patent number: 11083909
    Abstract: A system (1) for treating and monitoring the condition of an eye (6) includes a light source, preferably a non-lasing LED (2), for irradiating the eye at a wavelength sufficient to reverse eye damage. The system also includes an excitation light source, preferably a non-lasing LED (4), for exciting fluorescence in the eye and a detector (22) for detecting fluorescence stimulated by the excitation LED (4). The system may also include a second non-lasing light source, preferably a non-lasing LED, for irradiating the eye; and a detector for detecting scatter of light from the eye. Methods for monitoring, diagnosis and treatment of eye conditions such as cataracts are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 10, 2021
    Inventors: Desmond Smith, Alan Kerr, Paul Scullion
  • Patent number: 11057978
    Abstract: An objective of the present invention is to control vehicle cabin lighting with suppressed unnecessary turning on. The objective is achieved by a lighting control system comprising a vehicle cabin lighting for illuminating from above an interior of a vehicle cabin in a vehicle with a front seat and a rear seat; an information acquisition unit for acquiring distance measurement information about the interior of the vehicle cabin from a front side reference position in the vehicle cabin, a determination unit for determining based on the distance measurement information from the information acquisition unit at least whether a front seat passenger sitting on the front seat performed a head turning action in which he turned his head toward a side of the rear seat, and a control unit for performing on/off-control of the vehicle cabin lighting at least based on a determination result from in the determination unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2021
    Assignee: YAZAKI CORPORATION
    Inventor: Ryo Hiramatsu
  • Patent number: 11051691
    Abstract: A process for ocular analysis is disclosed. Aspects of the process display, on a device having a display and a camera sensor, a regimented pattern as a stimulus. The camera sensor captures video of an environment. The process also involves isolating an iris within the environment as a bounded region of the captured video. Facial landmarks are assigned to the iris within the bounded region. Thereafter, raw movement data of the facial landmark in response to the regimented pattern is extracted from the captured video. The raw movement data is used to create filtered movement data (e.g., data that has been checked for errors). The process also compares the filtered movement data to a predetermined movement response that is based on the regimented pattern. From the comparison, a performance score is generated. The performance score is used to generate an output.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2021
    Assignee: VYE, LLC
    Inventors: Kory Adam Gunnerson, Jordan Doczy, Joshua M. Gratsch, Maria Lupp
  • Patent number: 11042205
    Abstract: A personal computer system comprises a visual display, an imaging device adapted to provide eye-tracking data by imaging at least one eye of a viewer of the visual display, and identifying means for recognizing the viewer with reference to one of a plurality of predefined personal profiles. The personal computer system further comprises an eye-tracking processor for processing the eye-tracking data. According to the invention, the eye-tracking processor is selectively operable in one of a plurality of personalized active sub-modes associated with said personal profiles. The sub-modes may differ with regard to eye-tracking related or power-management related settings. Further, the identifying means may sense an identified viewer's actual viewing condition (e.g., use of viewing aids or wearing of garments), wherein the imaging device is further operable in a sub-profile mode associated with the determined actual viewing condition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 22, 2021
    Assignee: Tobii AB
    Inventors: John Mikael Elvesjö, Anders Kingbäck, Gunnar Troili, Mårten Skogö, Henrik Eskilsson, Peter Blixt
  • Patent number: 11033219
    Abstract: Disclosed is an apparatus and method for identifying the gaze stability of a patient. The apparatus includes a head mounted device configured to a patient head, wherein the head mounted device is adapted to track the movement of the patient head. Further, the apparatus includes a display adapted to display a graphic pattern, a perception module adapted to receive perception information regarding the patient's call out of the graphic and a data processing device adapted to control and execute the function of the display, the head mounted device, the perception module based on the inputs received from the perception module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2021
    Inventor: Rajneesh Bhandari
  • Patent number: 11009947
    Abstract: A computer system is provided. The computer system includes a memory and at least one processor coupled to the memory and configured to detect open eyes in an image received from a camera of the computer; recognize properties of the open eyes including orientation, designation as a left or right eye, and relative position of the eyes; group the detected open eyes into pairs of eyes based on the recognized properties; measure pupillary distance (e.g. represented in image pixels) of each of the pairs of eyes; identify the pair of eyes associated with the largest pupillary distance as the eyes closest to the camera; calculate a relative distance from the camera to the closest pair of eyes, the relative distance calculated as a ratio of the camera focal length to the largest pupillary distance; and reduce brightness of the computer screen if the relative distance is less than a threshold ratio.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 18, 2021
    Assignee: Citrix Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Daowen Wei, Jian Ding, Hengbo Wang
  • Patent number: 10977357
    Abstract: A device unlocking method. The method shows challenging icons in challenging rounds and traces user pupils. The method requires a right user to have his pupil movement conform to a challenging icon through the challenging rounds. A device unlocks when a combined moving vector representing the pupil movement passes the challenging rounds and matches an unlocking condition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2021
    Assignee: NANNING FUGUI PRECISION INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Pi-Lun Cheng, Hsuan-Kuei Huang
  • Patent number: 10967240
    Abstract: A system for refereeing a sports match including a portable processing device for compiling data associated with the sports match and eyeglasses including data display means for displaying the data associated with the sports match to a wearer of the eyeglasses.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2021
    Assignee: FB-MM LTD.
    Inventor: Zvi Minkovitch
  • Patent number: 10970572
    Abstract: The driver condition detection system includes a driver monitor camera capturing a face of a driver of a vehicle and generating a facial image of the driver, and a driver condition detection part configured to detect a condition of the driver based on the facial image. If a part of face parts of the driver is hidden in the facial image, the driver condition detection part is configured to detect a condition of the driver based on face parts of the driver not hidden in the facial image. The face parts of the driver are a mouth, nose, right eye, and left eye of the driver.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2021
    Assignee: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Takeshi Matsumura
  • Patent number: 10959611
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a visual field testing method, system, and testing apparatus based on head-mounted testing equipment. The method includes: transmitting, by the testing apparatus in electronic equipment, a start notification for starting monitoring of a movement trajectory of a pupil of a current eye to be tested to an eye movement tracking system after receiving a start test instruction transmitted from a controller; receiving, by the testing apparatus, movement state information of the pupil that is transmitted from the eye movement tracking system; and determining, by the testing apparatus, the movement trajectory of the pupil according to the movement state information, wherein the controller is a component that is associated with the head-mounted testing equipment and communicatively connected to the testing apparatus of the electronic equipment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 30, 2021
    Assignee: ZHUHAI WIIFINE MEDINFORMATION TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yi Zhen, Weihong Zheng, Cong Zhang
  • Patent number: 10955915
    Abstract: A preliminary path for light travelling towards a camera via corneal reflection is estimated based on a preliminary position and orientation of an eye. A position where the reflection would appear in images captured by the camera is estimated. A distance is formed between a detected position of a corneal reflection of an illuminator and the estimated position. A second preliminary path for light travelling through the cornea or from the sclera towards a camera is estimated based on the preliminary position and orientation, and a position where the second preliminary path would appear to originate in images captured by this camera is estimated. A distance is formed between a detected edge of a pupil or iris and the estimated position where the second preliminary path would appear to originate. An updated position and/or orientation of the eye is determined using an objective function formed based on the formed distances.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 23, 2021
    Assignee: Tobii AB
    Inventor: Erik Lindén
  • Patent number: 10942369
    Abstract: A computer program product comprising a computer readable storage medium having program instructions embodied therewith, the program instructions executable by a processor of a smart contact lens. Executing the instructions causes the smart contact lens to measure dimensions of a user's eye to determine a focal length of the user, measure a magnetic field proximate to the user's eye to determine a direction of focus of the user, receive a control input from the user, determine a control signal corresponding to the focal length of the user, the direction of focus of the user, and the received control input, generate the determined control signal, and control a first electronic device by transmitting, by the smart contact lens, the generated control signal to the first electronic device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 9, 2021
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Florian Pinel, Shikhar Kwatra, Paul Krystek, Sushain Pandit, Sarbajit K. Rakshit
  • Patent number: 10936063
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method for calibrating an eye-tracking device to suit a user of the eye-tracking device, wherein a calibration setting of the eye-tracking device—associated with a user is calculated based on acquired eye data of the user when looking at a set of reference points. The method comprises displaying a reference point of the set to the user; acquiring, by means of at least one camera of the eye-tracking device, eye data for at least one of the eyes of the user when looking at the reference point; comparing the acquired eye data to stored eye data sets related to the reference point, wherein each of the stored eye data sets is associated with a calibration setting of the eye-tracking device; and if the acquired eye data matches one of the stored eye data sets, abandoning the calibration process and loading the calibration setting associated with the matching stored eye data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2021
    Assignee: Tobii AB
    Inventors: Robin Thunström, Tobias Höglund
  • Patent number: 10925479
    Abstract: A networked system of ophthalmic stimulators for temporarily constricting eye-pupils comprises a set of ophthalmic stimulators, each ophthalmic stimulator including a mobile irradiation control system, to generate an irradiation control signal; an irradiation source, coupled to the irradiation control system, to generate an irradiation; and an irradiation delivery system, coupled to the mobile irradiation control system, to receive the irradiation from the irradiation source, and to deliver a patterned irradiation to an iris of the eye; wherein the mobile irradiation control system controls at least one of the irradiation source and the irradiation delivery system with the irradiation control signal so that the patterned irradiation causes a temporary constriction of the pupil of the eye, without causing a permanent constriction of the pupil; and a central station, including a central image processor, wherein the mobile irradiation control systems and the central station are configured to communicate through
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2021
    Inventors: Ronald Michael Kurtz, Gergely T. Zimanyi
  • Patent number: 10929660
    Abstract: The iris recognition device includes an iris camera module used for collecting iris characteristics of a user, and at least one fill light component used for providing a supplementary light source for the iris camera module. When the iris recognition device is used for collecting the iris characteristics of the user, the supplementary light source provided by the fill light component reduces reflective spots on the iris or make reflective spots in areas other than iris such as sclera and pupil, thereby improving precision of the collected iris characteristics of the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2021
    Assignee: Ningbo Sunny Opotech Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yiwu Gu, Mengjie Luo, Xinke Tang, Jiewei Xu, Shixin Xu, Lin Huang
  • Patent number: 10929659
    Abstract: A terminal with a line-of-sight tracking function is disclosed. The terminal with a line-of-sight tracking function includes a body, a camera, and at least two light emitting diodes. The camera and the at least two light emitting diodes are mounted on the body, so that the terminal can emit a ray by using the at least two light emitting diodes, to ensure that the emitted ray can be shined on an eye of the user when the user is at different angles. After the ray is reflected by the eye of the user, the terminal can collect the reflected ray by using the camera, obtain an eye image of the user, and track a line of sight of the user based on the eye image, thereby increasing a success rate of line-of-sight tracking.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2021
    Assignee: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jiaoying Jin, Tao Lin, Yingchun Liu
  • Patent number: 10908683
    Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure describe an improved calibration method for systems, methods, and structures that provide eye-tracking by 1) steering a beam of light through the effect of a microelectromechanical system (MEMS) onto a surface of the eye and 2) detecting light reflected from features of the eye including corneal surface, pupil, iris—among others. Positional/geometric/feature/structural information pertaining to the eye is determined from timing information associated with the reflected light.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2021
    Assignee: AdHawk Microsystems
    Inventors: Niladri Sarkar, Fan Yang, Arash Rohani
  • Patent number: 10898268
    Abstract: Methods and systems for overlay imaging for registration of a patient eye for laser surgery include aligning and overlaying a surgical image of the limbus over a previously acquired diagnostic image of the limbus. The surgical image is displayed with a degree of transparency and enabled to rotate about the limbus center. Various types of colors, markers, contrast, and backgrounds may be used to generate a display for determining the alignment angle between the diagnostic image and the surgical image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2021
    Inventors: Mario Abraham, Michael Wittnebel, Matthias Stehr
  • Patent number: 10890968
    Abstract: An electronic device may have a foveated display, an eye-tracking system and a head movement detection system. The eye-tracking system may gather information on a user's point of regard on the display while the head movement detection system may capture information regarding the rotation of the observer's head. Based on the point-of-regard information, head rotation information, image data, the type of eye/head movement that is underway, and/or tiredness information, control circuitry in the electronic device may produce image data for a display, with areas of different resolutions and(or) visual quality. A full-resolution and(or) quality portion of the image may overlap the point of regard. One or more lower resolution portions of the image may surround the full-resolution portion. The control circuitry may include a gaze prediction system for predicting the movement of the user's gaze during a saccade.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 12, 2021
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Yashas Rai Kurlethimar, Andrew B. Watson, Nicolas P. Bonnier, Mehmet N. Agaoglu, Alexander G. Berardino, Elijah H. Kleeman
  • Patent number: 10881290
    Abstract: A system for use in performing ocular examinations, such as convergence and accommodation useful in diagnosing traumatic brain injury (including concussion), includes an assessment device. The assessment device includes a portable carrier having a visual target and a distance measurement component. The system may further include a communications channel and a companion device. The distance measurement component communicates via the communication channel with the companion device. The companion device stores one or more distances measured by the distance measurement component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2021
    Assignee: BRAINSCOPE COMPANY, INC.
    Inventors: Michael E. Singer, Neil Samuel Rothman, Gregory Mark Mahowald, David Anthony Lovejoy
  • Patent number: 10878235
    Abstract: An apparatus for providing gaze tracking in a near-eye display. Certain examples provide an apparatus including a light modulator configured to receive light of a first range of wavelengths and generate an image beam therefrom. The light modulator is further configured to receive light of a second range of wavelengths and generate a probe beam therefrom. The apparatus also includes one or more light guides including one or more in-coupling element areas, and one or more out-coupling element areas. The one or more in-coupling element areas are configured to receive and in-couple the image beam and the probe beam into the one or more light guides. The one or more out-coupling element areas are configured to out-couple, from the one or more light guides: the image beam to a user's eye for user viewing, and the probe beam to the user's eye for detection of reflection therefrom.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2020
    Assignee: Magic Leap, Inc.
    Inventor: Toni Jarvenpaa
  • Patent number: 10877969
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method for augmenting structured data, comprising: providing a data store storing structured data comprising a first plurality of data items, each data item having an associated weight. One or more visualizations are displayed, the visualizations comprising visual representations of a subset of the of data items. User eye fixation over the visualizations is tracked and processed to provide processed eye fixation data. Relative amounts of eye fixation each of the visual representations in the visualizations receives is determined using the processed eye fixation data. The data item which is associated with each of the visual representations of the data items is determined. The associated weight corresponding to the data item is modified dependent on the relative amounts of eye fixation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2020
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Jelle A. G. van den Elsen, Franciscus J. J. van Ham
  • Patent number: 10871821
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are systems and methods for presenting and modifying intelligent interactive content. The methods may include receiving user input on a first device from a first user to present content to a second user on a second device. The method may include providing the second device with the content data, presenting the content to the second user, monitoring the second user's reaction to the content using eye-tracking sensor, and generating feedback data. The method may include providing the feedback data to the first device, presenting feedback to the first user and modifying the content of the for the first and the second user according to the second user's reaction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 22, 2020
    Assignee: Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company
    Inventor: Michal Knas
  • Patent number: 10871824
    Abstract: In certain embodiments, a binocular system for entering commands includes a computer and a binocular eyepiece. The computer generates a virtual graphical user interface (GUI) with one or more graphical elements, where each graphical element corresponds to a command. The binocular eyepiece includes of eyepieces. Each eyepiece has an optical path that directs an image of an object towards a corresponding eye of a pair of eyes. The optical path of at least one eyepiece directs the virtual GUI towards the corresponding eye. At least one eyepiece is associated with an eye-tracker that tracks movement of the corresponding eye relative to the virtual GUI to yield a tracked eye. The computer interprets movement of the tracked eye relative to the virtual GUI as an interaction with a selected graphical element, and initiates the command corresponding to the selected graphical element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 22, 2020
    Inventor: Martin Eil