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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 28, 2015
Filed:
Nov. 20, 2012
Applicant:
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Inventors:
Kyungdae Park, Seoul, KR;
Jiyoung Kang, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Sanghyuk Koh, Seoul, KR;
Mijung Park, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Saegee Oh, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Chihoon Lee, Seoul, KR;
Assignee:
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Yeongtong-gu, Suwon-si, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/01 (2006.01); A61B 3/113 (2006.01); G06F 3/0481 (2013.01); G06F 3/0483 (2013.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/01 (2013.01); A61B 3/113 (2013.01); G06F 3/013 (2013.01); G06F 3/0481 (2013.01); G06F 3/0483 (2013.01);
Abstract
An eye tracking based user function controlling method and a mobile device adapted thereto are provided. A camera unit of a mobile device is activated while a specific user function is executed. A gaze angle of a user's eye is acquired from an image obtained via the camera unit. An eye tracking function is executed in which execution state is controlled according to the gaze angle.