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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 27, 2021
Filed:
Dec. 05, 2019
Applicant:
Synaptics Incorporated, San Jose, CA (US);
Inventors:
Kio Kim, San Francisco, CA (US);
Boyan Ivanov Bonev, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Andrew Lek, San Jose, CA (US);
Assignee:
SYNAPTICS INCORPORATED, San Jose, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/225 (2006.01); H04N 5/232 (2006.01); G06F 3/01 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/2257 (2013.01); G06F 3/013 (2013.01); H04N 5/23229 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method for eye tracking is disclosed. The method may include receiving a first image captured by a first camera based at least in part on reflections of light emitted by a light source. The reflections may be partially occluded by an electronic display disposed in front of the first camera. The method may further include detecting an eye of a user in the partially occluded first image and determining a position or orientation of the eye relative to the electronic display.