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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 26, 2015
Filed:
Feb. 15, 2013
Applicant:
Google Inc., Mountain View, CA (US);
Inventors:
Richard Gossweiler, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Gregory Sean Corrado, San Francisco, CA (US);
Assignee:
GOOGLE INC., Mountain View, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06K 9/00 (2006.01); G01C 11/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01C 11/04 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method, computer readable storage device, and apparatus for determining the distance a computing device is located from a user's face. An image of an individual is obtained. A first pupil location and a second pupil location are identified based on the obtained image. A first distance between the identified first and second pupil location is determined. A second distance between the individual and the computing device is determined based on the determined first distance between the identified first and second pupil locations.