Patents by Inventor Ricardo Pedrosa

Ricardo Pedrosa 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: 7736000
    Abstract: An eye tracking apparatus includes a first image detector for capturing scene images, a second image detector fixed relative to the first image detector for capturing eye images including a pupil of a person and a reference object located within an image detection field, a processor for receiving the scene images and the eye images and outputting eye tracking images, each of the eye tracking images including a gaze point corresponding to a line of sight of the person, the processor for determining a location of the gaze point based on a calibration mapping that maps pupil location within the image detection field to the scene images and a correction mapping that corrects for movement of the reference object within the image detection field of the second image detector. Wherein the first image detector and the second image detector are coupled to a wearable accessory and movement of the reference object within the image detection field corresponds to movement of the wearable accessory relative to the person.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2010
    Assignee: Locarna Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Mario Enriquez, Colin Swindells, Ricardo Pedrosa
  • Publication number: 20100128118
    Abstract: A method for identifying a visual fixation in an eye tracking video including: locating eye gaze coordinates in a first frame of a video, defining a spatial region surrounding the eye gaze coordinates, identifying and marking consecutive video frames having an eye gaze coordinate location within the spatial region. Wherein the consecutive video frames span at least a minimum fixation time and define a visual fixation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 25, 2009
    Publication date: May 27, 2010
    Applicant: LOCARNA SYSTEMS, INC.
    Inventors: Colin SWINDELLS, Mario ENRIQUEZ, Ricardo PEDROSA
  • Publication number: 20100053555
    Abstract: An eye tracking apparatus includes a first image detector for capturing scene images, a second image detector fixed relative to the first image detector for capturing eye images including a pupil of a person and a reference object located within an image detection field, a processor for receiving the scene images and the eye images and outputting eye tracking images, each of the eye tracking images including a gaze point corresponding to a line of sight of the person, the processor for determining a location of the gaze point based on a calibration mapping that maps pupil location within the image detection field to the scene images and a correction mapping that corrects for movement of the reference object within the image detection field of the second image detector. Wherein the first image detector and the second image detector are coupled to a wearable accessory and movement of the reference object within the image detection field corresponds to movement of the wearable accessory relative to the person.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2009
    Publication date: March 4, 2010
    Applicant: LOCARNA SYSTEMS, INC.
    Inventors: Mario ENRIQUEZ, Colin SWINDELLS, Ricardo PEDROSA