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Date of Patent:
Mar. 12, 2024

Filed:

Oct. 17, 2022
Applicant:

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, KR;

Inventors:

Namjoon Park, Suwon-si, KR;

Jinik Kim, Suwon-si, KR;

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/01 (2006.01); G01S 5/02 (2010.01); G06F 3/0346 (2013.01); H04R 1/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/012 (2013.01); G01S 5/0247 (2013.01); G06F 3/0346 (2013.01); H04R 1/1016 (2013.01); H04R 1/1041 (2013.01); H04R 2420/07 (2013.01);
Abstract

An electronic device includes a sensor; a memory storing instructions; and a processor configured to execute the instructions to: estimate a field of view (FOV) of a user by using another sensor included in a wireless earphone; estimate a FOV of the electronic device by using the sensor; compare the estimated FOV of the user with the estimated FOV of the electronic device; determine whether the user gazes at a screen of the electronic device based on the comparison result; recognize a gaze of the user based on determining that the user gazes at the screen of the electronic device; and perform a specified function based on the gaze of the user.


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