Method and system for controlling an eye tracking system

    公开(公告)号:US11570370B2

    公开(公告)日:2023-01-31

    申请号:US17039970

    申请日:2020-09-30

    Applicant: Tobii AB

    Abstract: There is provided a method, system, and non-transitory computer-readable storage medium for controlling an eye tracking system (200) to obtain a first image (500) captured under active illumination by at least one infrared, IR, illuminator (112, 113) associated with the eye tracking system (200) and at a current exposure setting, using the image sensor device (110); and, if at least one eye (100, 120) is depicted in the first image (500): define at least one region of interest, ROI, (501, 502, 503, 504) from the first image (500) comprising a group of pixels in the first image (500) representing at least a part of the depicted at least one eye (100, 120); determine a respective intensity value for each of the at least one ROI (501, 502, 503, 504); determine a second exposure setting by adjusting at least one exposure parameter of the image sensor device (110) based on the determined intensity value, or values, for the at least one ROI (501, 502, 503, 504); and set the current exposure setting to the second exposure setting.

    REDUNDANT EYE TRACKING SYSTEM
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    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20210345923A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-11-11

    申请号:US17236846

    申请日:2021-04-21

    Applicant: Tobii AB

    Abstract: There is provided mechanisms for eye position determination of a subject depicted in an image set. A method comprises obtaining first information indicating a first set of eye positions of the subject by applying a first eye tracking procedure on an image set depicting the subject. The first eye tracking procedure uses a first set of features extracted from the image set for obtaining the first set of eye positions. The method comprises obtaining second information indicating a second set of eye positions of the subject by applying a second eye tracking procedure on the image set depicting the subject. The second eye tracking procedure uses a second set of features extracted from the image set for obtaining the second set of eye positions. The method comprises determining the eye position of the subject in the image set based on the first information and the second information only when the first set of eye positions, as indicated by the first information, and the second set of eye positions, as indicated by the second information, differ from each other less than a threshold value.

    CONTROLLING SETTINGS OF AN IMAGE SENSOR DEVICE IN AN EYE TRACKING SYSTEM

    公开(公告)号:US20210258464A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-08-19

    申请号:US17128896

    申请日:2020-12-21

    Applicant: Tobii AB

    Abstract: There is provided a method, system, and non-transitory computer-readable storage medium for controlling the exposure settings of an rolling shutter image sensor device with global reset. This is achieved by obtaining a first image captured by the image sensor device at a current exposure setting that comprises a partial readout parameter representing a number image parts for partial readout by the image sensor device; determining an intensity value of the first image, comparing the intensity value of the first image to a desired intensity value. If the intensity values differ more than an allowed deviation, an updated number of image parts for partial readout is determined based on the current number of image parts and the intensity value of the first image. Thereafter, the current exposure setting is updated by setting the value of the partial readout parameter to the updated number of image parts.

    Method and system for controlling an eye tracking system

    公开(公告)号:US11003936B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-05-11

    申请号:US16901809

    申请日:2020-06-15

    Applicant: Tobii AB

    Abstract: There is provided a method, system, and non-transitory computer-readable storage medium for controlling an eye tracking system to optimize eye tracking performance under different lighting conditions, by obtaining a first image captured using a camera associated with the eye tracking system, the first image comprising at least part of an iris and at least part of a pupil of an eye illuminated by an illuminator associated with the eye tracking system at a current power of illumination selected from a set of predetermined power levels; determining a contrast value between an the iris and the pupil in the image; and, if the contrast value deviates less than a preset deviation threshold value from a preset minimum contrast value, setting the current power of illumination of the illuminator to the other predetermined power level in the set of predetermined power levels.

    METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CONTROLLING AN EYE TRACKING SYSTEM

    公开(公告)号:US20210004623A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-01-07

    申请号:US16901809

    申请日:2020-06-15

    Applicant: Tobii AB

    Abstract: There is provided a method, system, and non-transitory computer-readable storage medium for controlling an eye tracking system to optimize eye tracking performance under different lighting conditions, by obtaining a first image captured using a camera associated with the eye tracking system, the first image comprising at least part of an iris and at least part of a pupil of an eye illuminated by an illuminator associated with the eye tracking system at a current power of illumination selected from a set of predetermined power levels; determining a contrast value between an the iris and the pupil in the image; and, if the contrast value deviates less than a preset deviation threshold value from a preset minimum contrast value, setting the current power of illumination of the illuminator to the other predetermined power level in the set of predetermined power levels.

    CALIBRATION OF AN EYE TRACKING SYSTEM

    公开(公告)号:US20230101049A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-03-30

    申请号:US18062478

    申请日:2022-12-06

    Applicant: Tobii AB

    Abstract: There is provided mechanisms for calibration of an eye tracking system. An eye tracking system comprises a pupil centre corneal reflection (PCCR) based eye tracker and a non-PCCR based eye tracker. A method comprises obtaining at least one first eye position of a subject by applying the PCCR based eye tracker on an image set depicting the subject. The method comprises calibrating a head model of the non-PCCR based eye tracker, as applied on the image set, for the subject using the obtained at least one first eye position from the PCCR based eye tracker as ground truth. The head model comprises facial features that include at least one second eye position. The calibrating involves positioning the head model in order for its at least one second eye position to be consistent with the at least one first eye position given by the PCCR based eye tracker.

    Calibration of an eye tracking system

    公开(公告)号:US12100176B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-09-24

    申请号:US18062478

    申请日:2022-12-06

    Applicant: Tobii AB

    CPC classification number: G06T7/70 G06V20/597 G06V40/193 G06T2207/30201

    Abstract: There is provided mechanisms for calibration of an eye tracking system. An eye tracking system comprises a pupil centre corneal reflection (PCCR) based eye tracker and a non-PCCR based eye tracker. A method comprises obtaining at least one first eye position of a subject by applying the PCCR based eye tracker on an image set depicting the subject. The method comprises calibrating a head model of the non-PCCR based eye tracker, as applied on the image set, for the subject using the obtained at least one first eye position from the PCCR based eye tracker as ground truth. The head model comprises facial features that include at least one second eye position. The calibrating involves positioning the head model in order for its at least one second eye position to be consistent with the at least one first eye position given by the PCCR based eye tracker.

    Method and system for 3D cornea position estimation

    公开(公告)号:US11308321B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-04-19

    申请号:US16915233

    申请日:2020-06-29

    Applicant: Tobii AB

    Abstract: There is provided a method, system, and non-transitory computer-readable storage medium for performing three-dimensional, 3D, position estimation for the cornea center of an eye of a user, using a remote eye tracking system, wherein the position estimation is reliable and robust also when the cornea center moves over time in relation to an imaging device associated with the eye tracking system. This is accomplished by generating, using, and optionally also updating, a cornea movement filter, CMF, in the cornea center position estimation.

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