Patents by Inventor Patrik Barkman

Patrik Barkman 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).

  • Patent number: 11941172
    Abstract: A method for training an eye tracking model is disclosed, as well as a corresponding system and storage medium. The eye tracking model is adapted to predict eye tracking data based on sensor data from a first eye tracking sensor. The method comprises receiving sensor data obtained by the first eye tracking sensor at a time instance and receiving reference eye tracking data for the time instance generated by an eye tracking system comprising a second eye tracking sensor. The reference eye tracking data is generated by the eye tracking system based on sensor data obtained by the second eye tracking sensor at the time instance. The method comprises training the eye tracking model based on the sensor data obtained by the first eye tracking sensor at the time instance and the generated reference eye tracking data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: Tobii AB
    Inventors: Carl Asplund, Patrik Barkman, Anders Dahl, Oscar Danielsson, Tommaso Martini, Mårten Nilsson
  • Publication number: 20220334219
    Abstract: A method for training an eye tracking model is disclosed, as well as a corresponding system and storage medium. The eye tracking model is adapted to predict eye tracking data based on sensor data from a first eye tracking sensor. The method comprises receiving sensor data obtained by the first eye tracking sensor at a time instance and receiving reference eye tracking data for the time instance generated by an eye tracking system comprising a second eye tracking sensor. The reference eye tracking data is generated by the eye tracking system based on sensor data obtained by the second eye tracking sensor at the time instance. The method comprises training the eye tracking model based on the sensor data obtained by the first eye tracking sensor at the time instance and the generated reference eye tracking data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 6, 2022
    Publication date: October 20, 2022
    Inventors: Carl ASPLUND, Patrik BARKMAN, Anders DAHL, Oscar DANIELSSON, Tommaso MARTINI, Marten NILSSON
  • Patent number: 11386290
    Abstract: A method for training an eye tracking model is disclosed, as well as a corresponding system and storage medium. The eye tracking model is adapted to predict eye tracking data based on sensor data from a first eye tracking sensor. The method comprises receiving sensor data obtained by the first eye tracking sensor at a time instance and receiving reference eye tracking data for the time instance generated by an eye tracking system comprising a second eye tracking sensor. The reference eye tracking data is generated by the eye tracking system based on sensor data obtained by the second eye tracking sensor at the time instance. The method comprises training the eye tracking model based on the sensor data obtained by the first eye tracking sensor at the time instance and the generated reference eye tracking data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2022
    Assignee: Tobii AB
    Inventors: Carl Asplund, Patrik Barkman, Anders Dahl, Oscar Danielsson, Tommaso Martini, Mårten Nilsson
  • Publication number: 20220043509
    Abstract: A system configured to enable operation of an apparatus based on the gaze of a user, the system comprising a processor, and a memory comprising instructions executable by the processor, wherein the system is configured to determine a gaze region of a user among a plurality of regions associated with the apparatus, wherein the plurality of regions comprises at least one primary gaze region and at least one secondary gaze region and perform at least one action based on the determination of the gaze region, wherein the system is configured to determine the gaze region using a first gaze estimation algorithm and/or a second gaze estimation algorithm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2020
    Publication date: February 10, 2022
    Applicant: Tobii AB
    Inventors: Anders Dahl, Tommaso Martini, Oscar Danielsson, Mårten Nilsson, Patrik Barkman
  • Patent number: 11169604
    Abstract: A method for determining gaze calibration parameters for gaze estimation of a viewer using an eye-tracking system. The method comprises obtaining a set of data points including gaze tracking data of the viewer and position information of at least one target visual; selecting a first subset of the data points and determining gaze calibration parameters using said first subset. A score for the gaze calibration parameters is determined by using the gaze calibration parameters with a second subset of data points, wherein at least one data point of the subset is not included in the first subset. The score is indicative of the capability of the gaze calibration parameters to reflect position information of the at least one target visual based on the gaze tracking data. The score is compared to a candidate score and if it is higher, the calibration parameters are set to the candidate calibration parameters and the score to the candidate score.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2021
    Assignee: Tobii AB
    Inventors: Patrik Barkman, David Molin
  • Publication number: 20210173477
    Abstract: A method for determining gaze calibration parameters for gaze estimation of a viewer using an eye-tracking system. The method comprises obtaining a set of data points including gaze tracking data of the viewer and position information of at least one target visual; selecting a first subset of the data points and determining gaze calibration parameters using said first subset. A score for the gaze calibration parameters is determined by using the gaze calibration parameters with a second subset of data points, wherein at least one data point of the subset is not included in the first subset. The score is indicative of the capability of the gaze calibration parameters to reflect position information of the at least one target visual based on the gaze tracking data. The score is compared to a candidate score and if it is higher, the calibration parameters are set to the candidate calibration parameters and the score to the candidate score.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2020
    Publication date: June 10, 2021
    Applicant: Tobii AB
    Inventors: Patrik Barkman, David Molin
  • Publication number: 20210011550
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to a method performed by a computer for identifying a space that a user of a gaze tracking system is viewing, the method comprising obtaining gaze tracking sensor data, generating gaze data comprising a probability distribution using the sensor data by processing the sensor data by a trained model and identifying a space that the user is viewing using the probability distribution.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2020
    Publication date: January 14, 2021
    Applicant: Tobii AB
    Inventors: Patrik Barkman, Anders Dahl, Oscar Danielsson, Tommaso Martini, Mårten Nilsson
  • Publication number: 20210012157
    Abstract: A method for training an eye tracking model is disclosed, as well as a corresponding system and storage medium. The eye tracking model is adapted to predict eye tracking data based on sensor data from a first eye tracking sensor. The method comprises receiving sensor data obtained by the first eye tracking sensor at a time instance and receiving reference eye tracking data for the time instance generated by an eye tracking system comprising a second eye tracking sensor. The reference eye tracking data is generated by the eye tracking system based on sensor data obtained by the second eye tracking sensor at the time instance. The method comprises training the eye tracking model based on the sensor data obtained by the first eye tracking sensor at the time instance and the generated reference eye tracking data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2020
    Publication date: January 14, 2021
    Applicant: Tobii AB
    Inventors: Carl Asplund, Patrik Barkman, Anders Dahl, Oscar Danielsson, Tommaso Martini, Mårten Nilsson