Patents Assigned to FACEBOOK TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
  • Patent number: 10732709
    Abstract: One embodiment of the present disclosure sets forth a near-eye display system. The near-eye display system comprises a structured light generator including a plurality of reflective surfaces and configured to project a structured light pattern into an eye region of the near-eye display device, the structured light pattern generated based on a diffraction grating created by displacing at least a subset of the plurality of reflective surfaces. The near-eye display system further comprises an image capture device configured to capture one or more images of the structured light pattern incident on an eye proximate to the eye region and a depth mapping controller configured to generate a depth map of the eye based on the captured one or more images.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2020
    Assignee: FACEBOOK TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventors: Qing Chao, Michael Hall