Patents by Inventor Brendan Matthew John

Brendan Matthew John has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Eye tracking apparatuses configured for degrading iris authentication
    Patent number: 11079843
    Abstract: Provided are methods, apparatuses, and systems for tracking a pupil of an eye of a user with degraded iris authentication accuracy. In certain examples, an eye tracking device includes a camera adapted to capture an eye image of at least one eye of a user. The eye tracking device further includes an image processor adapted to defocus the eye image in order to generate a defocused eye image. The defocused eye image comprises reduced iris authentication accuracy. The eye tracking device further includes a tracking processor configured to detect a pupil in the defocused eye image and determine a gaze direction of the user based at least in part on one or more of the defocused eye image and the pupil.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 3, 2021
    Assignee: University of Florida Research Foundation, Incorporated
    Inventors: Eakta Jain, Sanjeev Jagannatha Koppal, Brendan Matthew John
  • EYE TRACKING APPARATUSES CONFIGURED FOR DEGRADING IRIS AUTHENTICATION
    Publication number: 20200401220
    Abstract: Provided are methods, apparatuses, and systems for tracking a pupil of an eye of a user with degraded iris authentication accuracy. In certain examples, an eye tracking device includes a camera adapted to capture an eye image of at least one eye of a user. The eye tracking device further includes an image processor adapted to defocus the eye image in order to generate a defocused eye image. The defocused eye image comprises reduced iris authentication accuracy. The eye tracking device further includes a tracking processor configured to detect a pupil in the defocused eye image and determine a gaze direction of the user based at least in part on one or more of the defocused eye image and the pupil.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2020
    Publication date: December 24, 2020
    Inventors: Eakta Jain, Sanjeev Jagannatha Koppal, Brendan Matthew John