Compact remote eye tracking system including depth sensing capacity

Abstract

The present disclosure describes compact remote eye tracking systems that include depth sensing capacity. In one aspect, a method of eye tracking includes illuminating a subject's eye with illumination; detecting, in a depth sensor, optical signals reflected from the subject's face in response to the illumination; generating a depth map based on the optical signals detected by the depth sensor; acquiring an intensity image based on optical signals reflected from the subject's face in response to the illumination; determining, based on a portion of the depth map corresponding to the subject's eye, an estimated distance between the subject's eye and a target screen; determining an estimated gaze direction of the subject's eye based on information obtained from the intensity image; and determining, based on the estimated gaze direction and the estimated distance between the subject's eye and the target screen, a gaze point for the subject's eye.