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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Oct. 07, 2025

Filed:

Apr. 28, 2025
Applicant:

Bytedance Technology Ltd., Grand Cayman, KY;

Inventors:

Bowei Zhang, Los Angeles, CA (US);

Runyu Liu, Los Angeles, CA (US);

Chien Hung Lu, Los Angeles, CA (US);

Assignee:

Bytedance Technology Ltd., Grand Cayman, KY;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 27/01 (2006.01); G02B 5/20 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 27/0179 (2013.01); G02B 5/201 (2013.01); G02B 27/0172 (2013.01); G02B 2027/0138 (2013.01); G02B 2027/0178 (2013.01); G02B 2027/0187 (2013.01);
Abstract

Implementations of camera architectures for combined eye-tracking and outward-tracking are provided. One example includes a near-eye device comprising: a frame comprising an arm; an eye illuminator disposed on the arm of the frame, wherein the eye illuminator is configured to project light to an eye of a user; an imaging system disposed on the arm of the frame, wherein the imaging system comprises: an image sensor; and a color filter array comprising: a first set of filters for allowing the projected light from the eye illuminator to pass; and a second set of filters for allowing visible light to pass; and a lens comprising an optical element for: directing the projected light from the eye illuminator to the eye of the user; and directing light reflected off the eye of the user to the imaging system.


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