Patents by Inventor Thomas Jablonski

Thomas Jablonski 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: 10282610
    Abstract: An eye tracking method comprising: capturing image data by an image sensor; determining a region of interest as a subarea or disconnected subareas of said sensor which is to be read out from said sensor to perform an eye tracking based on the read out image data; wherein said determining said region of interest comprises: a) initially reading out only a part of the area of said sensor; b) searching the image data of said initially read out part for one or more features representing the eye position and/or the head position of a subject to be tracked; c) if said search for one or more features has been successful, determining the region of interest based on the location of the successfully searched one or more features, and d) if said search for one or more features has not been successful, reading out a further part of said sensor to perform a search for one or more features representing the eye position and/or the head position based on said further part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2019
    Assignee: SENSOMOTORIC INSTRUMENTS GESELLSCHAFT FUR INNOVATIVE SENSORIK MBH
    Inventors: Stefan Ronnecke, Thomas Jablonski, Christian Villwock, Walter Nistico
  • Publication number: 20180005010
    Abstract: An eye tracking method comprising: capturing image data by an image sensor; determining a region of interest as a subarea or disconnected subareas of said sensor which is to be read out from said sensor to perform an eye tracking based on the read out image data; wherein said determining said region of interest comprises: a) initially reading out only a part of the area of said sensor; b) searching the image data of said initially read out part for one or more features representing the eye position and/or the head position of a subject to be tracked; c) if said search for one or more features has been successful, determining the region of interest based on the location of the successfully searched one or more features, and d) if said search for one or more features has not been successful, reading out a further part of said sensor to perform a search for one or more features representing the eye position and/or the head position based on said further part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 12, 2017
    Publication date: January 4, 2018
    Inventors: Stefan Ronnecke, Thomas Jablonski, Christian Villwock, Walter Nistico
  • Patent number: 9779300
    Abstract: An eye tracking method comprising: capturing image data by an image sensor; determining a region of interest as a subarea or disconnected subareas of said sensor which is to be read out from said sensor to perform an eye tracking based on the read out image data; wherein said determining said region of interest comprises: a) initially reading out only a part of the area of said sensor; b) searching the image data of said initially read out part for one or more features representing the eye position and/or the head position of a subject to be tracked; c) if said search for one or more features has been successful, determining the region of interest based on the location of the successfully searched one or more features, and d) if said search for one or more features has not been successful, reading out a further part of said sensor to perform a search for one or more features representing the eye position and/or the head position based on said further part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2017
    Assignee: SENSOMOTORIC INSTRUMENTS GESELLSCHAFT FUR INNOVATI
    Inventors: Stefan Ronnecke, Thomas Jablonski, Christian Villwock, Walter Nistico
  • Publication number: 20170076135
    Abstract: An eye tracking method comprising: capturing image data by an image sensor; determining a region of interest as a subarea or disconnected subareas of said sensor which is to be read out from said sensor to perform an eye tracking based on the read out image data; wherein said determining said region of interest comprises: a) initially reading out only a part of the area of said sensor; b) searching the image data of said initially read out part for one or more features representing the eye position and/or the head position of a subject to be tracked; c) if said search for one or more features has been successful, determining the region of interest based on the location of the successfully searched one or more features, and d) if said search for one or more features has not been successful, reading out a further part of said sensor to perform a search for one or more features representing the eye position and/or the head position based on said further part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2016
    Publication date: March 16, 2017
    Inventors: STEFAN RONNECKE, THOMAS JABLONSKI, CHRISTIAN VILLWOCK, WALTER NISTICO
  • Patent number: 9465990
    Abstract: An eye tracking method comprising: capturing image data by an image sensor; determining a region of interest as a subarea or disconnected subareas of said sensor which is to be read out from said sensor to perform an eye tracking based on the read out image data; wherein said determining said region of interest comprises: a) initially reading out only a part of the area of said sensor; b) searching the image data of said initially read out part for one or more features representing the eye position and/or the head position of a subject to be tracked; c) if said search for one or more features has been successful, determining the region of interest based on the location of the successfully searched one or more features, and d) if said search for one or more features has not been successful, reading out a further part of said sensor to perform a search for one or more features representing the eye position and/or the head position based on said further part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2016
    Assignee: SENSOMOTORIC INSTRUMENTS GESSELLSCHAFT FUR INNOVATIVE SENSORIK MBH
    Inventors: Stefan Ronnecke, Thomas Jablonski, Christian Villwock, Walter Nistico
  • Publication number: 20150220768
    Abstract: An eye tracking method comprising: capturing image data by an image sensor; determining a region of interest as a subarea or disconnected subareas of said sensor which is to be read out from said sensor to perform an eye tracking based on the read out image data; wherein said determining said region of interest comprises: a) initially reading out only a part of the area of said sensor; b) searching the image data of said initially read out part for one or more features representing the eye position and/or the head position of a subject to be tracked; c) if said search for one or more features has been successful, determining the region of interest based on the location of the successfully searched one or more features, and d) if said search for one or more features has not been successful, reading out a further part of said sensor to perform a search for one or more features representing the eye position and/or the head position based on said further part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2013
    Publication date: August 6, 2015
    Inventors: Stefan Ronnecke, Thomas Jablonski, Christian Villwock, Walter Nistico