Patents by Inventor Denny Rönngren

Denny Rönngren 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).

  • Publication number: 20230214011
    Abstract: Method for determining a current gaze direction of a user in relation to a three-dimensional (“3D”) scene, the 3D scene being sampled by a rendering function to produce at least one projection image of the 3D scene, wherein the method comprises the steps: determining, by a reprojection means, a reprojection transformation to be applied to the projection image before being displayed so as to be visible to the user at a gaze time point; determining, by a gaze direction detection means, a physical gaze direction of the user at said gaze time point; and determining a modified gaze direction of the user at said gaze time point, the modified gaze direction being determined in relation to the 3D scene based on both the physical gaze direction and the reprojection transformation. The disclosure also relates to a system and to a computer software function.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2022
    Publication date: July 6, 2023
    Inventor: Denny Rönngren
  • Patent number: 11423516
    Abstract: There is provided systems, methods and computer program products for generating motion blur on image frames, comprising: obtaining gaze data related to an eye movement between consecutive images, determining movement of at least one object in relation to said gaze data by calculating the difference in position of said at least one object and said gaze data between the image frames, forming a motion blur vector and applying a motion blur on an image frame based on said motion blur vector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2022
    Assignee: Tobii AB
    Inventor: Denny Rönngren
  • Patent number: 11327313
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method for displaying an image with a specific depth of field. The method comprises the steps of obtaining information data related to a focal distance adapted to a user gazing at a display, determining a pupil size of said user, estimating a depth of field of said user's eyes based on said focal distance and said pupil size, and rendering an image based on said depth of field to be displayed on said display. Further, the present disclosure relates to a system, a head-mounted display and a non-transitory computer readable medium.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2022
    Assignee: Tobii AB
    Inventor: Denny Rönngren
  • Publication number: 20210089121
    Abstract: Systems and methods for gaze origin selection based on dominant eye shift of a user. Systems and methods described herein include eye tracking devices and computing devices. The first eye is initially set as the dominant eye. A first gaze ray for the first eye and a second gaze ray for a second eye are determined by an eye tracking system. The first gaze ray intersects a first object and the second gaze ray intersects a second object within the field of view, at a first depth and a second depth respectively. A convergence depth of the first gaze ray and the second gaze ray is determined and compared against the first depth and the second depth. When a second offset between the second depth and the convergence depth is smaller than a first offset between the first depth and the convergence depth, the second eye is set as the dominant eye.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2019
    Publication date: March 25, 2021
    Applicant: Tobii AB
    Inventor: Denny Rönngren
  • Publication number: 20200394766
    Abstract: There is provided systems, methods and computer program products for generating motion blur on image frames, comprising: obtaining gaze data related to an eye movement between consecutive images, determining movement of at least one object in relation to said gaze data by calculating the difference in position of said at least one object and said gaze data between the image frames, forming a motion blur vector and applying a motion blur on an image frame based on said motion blur vector.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2020
    Publication date: December 17, 2020
    Applicant: Tobii AB
    Inventor: Denny Rönngren
  • Publication number: 20200393679
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method for displaying an image with a specific depth of field. The method comprises the steps of obtaining information data related to a focal distance adapted to a user gazing at a display, determining a pupil size of said user, estimating a depth of field of said user's eyes based on said focal distance and said pupil size, and rendering an image based on said depth of field to be displayed on said display. Further, the present disclosure relates to a system, a head-mounted display and a non-transitory computer readable medium.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2020
    Publication date: December 17, 2020
    Applicant: Tobii AB
    Inventor: Denny Rönngren
  • Patent number: 10686972
    Abstract: A method for rotating a field of view represented by a displayed image is disclosed. The method may include displaying a first image representing a first field of view. The method may also include determining a gaze direction of a user toward the first image. The method may further include identifying a subject in the first image at which the gaze direction is directed, wherein the subject is in a first direction from a center of the first image. The method may further include receiving a directional input in a second direction. The method may additionally include, based at least in part on the second direction being substantially the same as the first direction, displaying a second image representing a second field of view, wherein the subject is centered in the second image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2020
    Assignee: Tobii AB
    Inventor: Denny Rönngren
  • Patent number: 10460527
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a system comprising a display, at least one imaging device for capturing at least one user image of at least part of the user, a determination unit connected to the at least one imaging device, said determination unit being used for determining information relating to the user's eye based on the at least one user image. The system further comprises a scene renderer connected to the display and the determination unit, the scene renderer being used to generate a first image on the display, whereby the scene renderer is configured to generate at least a partially modified image relative to the first image in real time, without the user noticing, based on the information relating to the user's eye.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2019
    Assignee: Tobii AB
    Inventor: Denny Rönngren
  • Publication number: 20190138091
    Abstract: According to the invention, a system for presenting graphics on a display device is disclosed. The system may include an eye tracking device for determining a gaze point of a user on a display device. The system may also include a graphics processing device for causing graphics to be displayed on the display device. The graphics displayed on the display device may be modified such that the graphics in an area including the gaze point of the user have at least one modified parameter relative to graphics outside the area. The size of the area may be based at least in part on an amount of noise in the gaze point over time and at least one other secondary factor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 17, 2018
    Publication date: May 9, 2019
    Applicant: Tobii AB
    Inventors: Robin Thunström, Denny Rönngren, Anders Clausen
  • Publication number: 20190005735
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a system comprising a display, at least one imaging device for capturing at least one user image of at least part of the user, a determination unit connected to the at least one imaging device, said determination unit being used for determining information relating to the user's eye based on the at least one user image. The system further comprises a scene renderer connected to the display and the determination unit, the scene renderer being used to generate a first image on the display, whereby the scene renderer is configured to generate at least a partially modified image relative to the first image in real time, without the user noticing, based on the information relating to the user's eye.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2017
    Publication date: January 3, 2019
    Applicant: TOBII AB
    Inventor: Denny Rönngren
  • Patent number: 10082870
    Abstract: According to the invention, a system for presenting graphics on a display device is disclosed. The system may include an eye tracking device for determining a gaze point of a user on a display device. The system may also include a graphics processing device for causing graphics to be displayed on the display device. The graphics displayed on the display device may be modified such that the graphics in an area including the gaze point of the user have at least one modified parameter relative to graphics outside the area. The size of the area may be based at least in part on an amount of noise in the gaze point over time and at least one other secondary factor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 25, 2018
    Assignee: Tobii AB
    Inventors: Robin Thunström, Märten Skogö, Denny Rönngren, Anders Clausen
  • Publication number: 20180227470
    Abstract: A method for rotating a field of view represented by a displayed image is disclosed. The method may include displaying a first image representing a first field of view. The method may also include determining a gaze direction of a user toward the first image. The method may further include identifying a subject in the first image at which the gaze direction is directed, wherein the subject is in a first direction from a center of the first image. The method may further include receiving a directional input in a second direction. The method may additionally include, based at least in part on the second direction being substantially the same as the first direction, displaying a second image representing a second field of view, wherein the subject is centered in the second image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2018
    Publication date: August 9, 2018
    Applicant: Tobii AB
    Inventor: Denny Rönngren