Tectus Corporation

Scott Herz

Dominic Philip Haine

Joseph Czompo

Renaldi Winoto

Ramin Mirjalili

Abhishek Deepak Bhat

Described herein are eye-controlled user-machine interaction systems and methods that, based on input variables that comprise orientation and motion of an eye-mounted display (EMD), assist the wearer of a contact lens carrying the EMD to control and navigate a virtual scene that may be superimposed onto the real-world environment. Various embodiments of the invention provide for smooth, intuitive, and naturally flowing eye-controlled, interactive operations between the wearer and a virtual environment. In certain embodiments, this is accomplished by revealing layers of virtual objects and content based on eye-tracking and other motion information.

Glance and reveal within a virtual environment

The present disclosure relates generally to eye-tracking systems and methods that provide a user the ability to efficiently activate the system and select and dismiss virtual objects within an augmented reality ('AR') and/or virtual reality ('VR') environment. A user may activate the user interface by glancing beyond an activation threshold positioned close enough to the edge of the field of view to reliably infer an intent to activate the virtual controls. Subsequently, the user interacts with virtual tools, first virtual &#x201c;peek&#x201d; windows and secondary virtual windows to obtain content or virtual control across a variety of granular levels. Subsequently, the user may glance away at virtual content or to other predefined areas within their eye's range of motion to dismiss the tool and/or deactivate the system.

Eye-tracking user interface for virtual tool control

Presented in the present disclosure are system and methods embodiments that allow a user to wear a contact lens that provide a virtual framework for the user to retrieve information from one or more remote cameras and implement remote camera control via eye movement tracked by one or more motion sensors embedded within the contact lens. The remote camera control may include, but not limited to, pan, tilt, and zoom control. A user may activate projection of content captured from a remote camera and control the remote camera via an established communication link. The communication link may be a direct link or indirect link via one or more intermediate devices, e.g., a server and/or an accessory device. This unique way of projection activation and camera control by tracking eye movement provides a convenient and secure way for remote camera control without involvement of hands or voices.

Systems and methods for eye-based external camera selection and control

Presented are eye-controlled user-machine interaction systems and methods that, based on input variables that comprise orientation and motion of an electronic contact lens, assist the wearer of the contact lens carrying a femtoprojector to control and navigate a virtual scene that may be superimposed onto the real-world environment. Various embodiments provide for smooth, intuitive, and naturally flowing eye-controlled, interactive operations between the wearer and a virtual environment. In certain embodiments, eye motion information is used to wake a smart electronic contact lens, activate tools in a virtual scene, or any combination thereof without the need for blinking, winking, hand gestures, and use of buttons.

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Saratoga, CA, United States of America

Scott Herz