Patents by Inventor Yeongil JANG

Yeongil JANG 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).

  • Staring distance determination method and device
    Patent number: 11216974
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to a method of determining a gaze distance, the method including obtaining a plurality of images by capturing each of both eyes of a user, determining, from each of the plurality of images, a corner point located at an edge of the eye, a location of a pupil, and an eye contour, determining each of gaze directions of both of the eyes based on a difference between a reference point and the location of the pupil, wherein the reference point is determined based on the eye contour and a location of the corner point, and determining a gaze distance based on a difference between the gaze directions of both of the eyes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2022
    Assignees: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., SEOUL NATIONAL UNIVERSITY R&DB FOUNDATION
    Inventors: Chi-yul Yoon, Sang Yoon Han, Sang Hwa Lee, Yeongil Jang, Nam Ik Cho
  • STARING DISTANCE DETERMINATION METHOD AND DEVICE
    Publication number: 20200372677
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to a method of determining a gaze distance, the method including obtaining a plurality of images by capturing each of both eyes of a user, determining, from each of the plurality of images, a corner point located at an edge of the eye, a location of a pupil, and an eye contour, determining each of gaze directions of both of the eyes based on a difference between a reference point and the location of the pupil, wherein the reference point is determined based on the eye contour and a location of the corner point, and determining a gaze distance based on a difference between the gaze directions of both of the eyes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2017
    Publication date: November 26, 2020
    Applicants: SEOUL NATIONAL UNIVERSITY R&DB FOUNDATION, SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Chi-yul YOON, Sang Yoon HAN, Sang Hwa LEE, Yeongil JANG, Nam Ik CHO