Patents by Inventor Nicholas J. SULLIVAN

Nicholas J. SULLIVAN 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).

  • System and methods for device interaction using a pointing device and attention sensing device
    Patent number: 11474659
    Abstract: A system and methods are provided to manage gestures and positional data from a pointing device, considering an attention sensing device with known accuracy characteristics. The method uses the state of the user's attention and the pointing device data as input, mapping them against predefined regions on the device's screen(s). It then uses both the mapping results and raw inputs to affect the device, such as sending instructions or moving the pointing cursor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2022
    Assignee: Mirametrix Inc.
    Inventors: Nicholas J. Sullivan, Martin Gamsby
  • System and Methods for Device Interaction Using a Pointing Device and Attention Sensing Device
    Publication number: 20210109641
    Abstract: A system and methods are provided to manage gestures and positional data from a pointing device, considering an attention sensing device with known accuracy characteristics. The method uses the state of the user's attention and the pointing device data as input, mapping them against predefined regions on the device's screen(s). It then uses both the mapping results and raw inputs to affect the device, such as sending instructions or moving the pointing cursor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2020
    Publication date: April 15, 2021
    Inventors: Nicholas J. SULLIVAN, Martin GAMSBY
  • System and methods for device interaction using a pointing device and attention sensing device
    Patent number: 10871874
    Abstract: A system and methods are provided to manage gestures and positional data from a pointing device, considering an attention sensing device with known accuracy characteristics. The method uses the state of the user's attention and the pointing device data as input, mapping them against predefined regions on the device's screen(s). It then uses both the mapping results and raw inputs to affect the device, such as sending instructions or moving the pointing cursor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 22, 2020
    Assignee: Mirametrix Inc.
    Inventors: Nicholas J. Sullivan, Martin Gamsby
  • System and Methods for Device Interaction Using a Pointing Device and Attention Sensing Device
    Publication number: 20190346988
    Abstract: A system and methods are provided to manage gestures and positional data from a pointing device, considering an attention sensing device with known accuracy characteristics. The method uses the state of the user's attention and the pointing device data as input, mapping them against predefined regions on the device's screen(s). It then uses both the mapping results and raw inputs to affect the device, such as sending instructions or moving the pointing cursor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 8, 2019
    Publication date: November 14, 2019
    Inventors: Nicholas J. SULLIVAN, Martin GAMSBY
  • System and method for on-axis eye gaze tracking
    Patent number: 9733703
    Abstract: A system and method are provided for performing eye gaze tracking. The system is configured for and the method comprises optimizing illumination of a scene for a single on-axis imaging apparatus, capturing an image using the single on-axis imaging apparatus under the optimized illumination, and processing the captured image to perform a gaze estimation. Dynamic illumination control, eye candidate detection and filtering, and gaze estimation techniques are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2017
    Assignee: Mirametrix Inc.
    Inventor: Nicholas J. Sullivan
  • System and Method for On-Axis Eye Gaze Tracking
    Publication number: 20150160726
    Abstract: A system and method are provided for performing eye gaze tracking. The system is configured for and the method comprises optimizing illumination of a scene for a single on-axis imaging apparatus, capturing an image using the single on-axis imaging apparatus under the optimized illumination, and processing the captured image to perform a gaze estimation. Dynamic illumination control, eye candidate detection and filtering, and gaze estimation techniques are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 19, 2015
    Publication date: June 11, 2015
    Inventor: Nicholas J. SULLIVAN